#5438CD#5438CD

#5438CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.215 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5438CD
RGB	rgb(84, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, 51.51, -72.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 89.11, 305.32°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% 0.0486 -0.2095)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.215 283)
XYZ	xyz(16.0864, 9.1199, 58.6584)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.27

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5438CD #B1CD38

analogous

#3866CD #5438CD #9E38CD

triadic

#5438CD #CD5438 #38CD54

tetradic

#5438CD #CD3866 #B1CD38 #38CD9E

square

#5438CD #CD3866 #B1CD38 #38CD9E

split-complementary

#5438CD #CD9E38 #66CD38

monochromatic

#2B1C6F #3F28A0 #5438CD #7E69D9 #A89AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#5438CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5438CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5438CD

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5438CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5438CD	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5438cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.215 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9172dd',
    500: '#5438cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5438cd;
$custom-light: #9172dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5438cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.275,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47273,
    "c": 0.21508,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.09121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5438CD

secondary

#C5D18F

accent

#E345C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5438CD

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

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