#5438BF#5438BF

#5438BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.198 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5438BF
RGB	rgb(84, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(252, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.95, 47.37, -66.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.95, 81.74, 305.42°)
OKLab	oklab(45.99% 0.0514 -0.1917)
OKLCH	oklch(45.99% 0.198 285)
XYZ	xyz(14.4714, 8.4739, 50.1532)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5438BF #A3BF38

analogous

#3860BF #5438BF #9738BF

triadic

#5438BF #BF5438 #38BF54

tetradic

#5438BF #BF3860 #A3BF38 #38BF97

square

#5438BF #BF3860 #A3BF38 #38BF97

split-complementary

#5438BF #BF9738 #60BF38

monochromatic

#2A1C60 #3F2A90 #5438BF #7A63D1 #A292DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#5438BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#5438BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5438BF

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5438BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5438BF	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#215C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5438bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.198 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71d3',
    500: '#5438bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5438bf;
$custom-light: #8f71d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5438bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.444,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4599,
    "c": 0.19845,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.08475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5438BF

secondary

#BDCA89

accent

#DE4ABF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5438BF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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