#5438D7#5438D7

#5438D7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.227 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5438D7
RGB	rgb(84, 56, 215)
HSL	hsl(251, 67%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 74%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, 54.45, -76.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 94.27, 305.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.22% 0.0463 -0.2219)
OKLCH	oklch(48.22% 0.227 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3322, 9.6182, 65.2200)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.38

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5438D7 #BBD738

analogous

#386BD7 #5438D7 #A338D7

triadic

#5438D7 #D75438 #38D754

tetradic

#5438D7 #D7386B #BBD738 #38D7A3

square

#5438D7 #D7386B #BBD738 #38D7A3

split-complementary

#5438D7 #D7A338 #6BD738

monochromatic

#2A197C #3C23AF #5438D7 #806BE1 #AC9EEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#5438D7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#5438D7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5438D7

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5438D7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5438D7	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5438d7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 56, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.227 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9372e5',
    500: '#5438d7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5438d7;
$custom-light: #9372e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5438d7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.566,
    "s": 66.527,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48215,
    "c": 0.22672,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5438D7

secondary

#CCD893

accent

#E93ECB

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5438D7

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

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