#5438C4#5438C4

#5438C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.204 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5438C4
RGB	rgb(84, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(252, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.40, 48.85, -68.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.40, 84.39, 305.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% 0.0504 -0.1981)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.204 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0311, 8.6978, 53.1006)
Luminance	0.0870 (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

#5438C4 #A8C438

analogous

#3862C4 #5438C4 #9A38C4

triadic

#5438C4 #C45438 #38C454

tetradic

#5438C4 #C43862 #A8C438 #38C49A

square

#5438C4 #C43862 #A8C438 #38C49A

split-complementary

#5438C4 #C49A38 #62C438

monochromatic

#2B1D65 #402A94 #5438C4 #7C66D3 #A596E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#5438C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5438C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5438C4

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5438C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5438C4	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#195E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5438c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.204 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071d7',
    500: '#5438c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5438c4;
$custom-light: #9071d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5438c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46443,
    "c": 0.20444,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5438C4

secondary

#BFCC8C

accent

#DF49C1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5438C4

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

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