#5531BB#5531BB

#5531BB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.201 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5531BB
RGB	rgb(85, 49, 187)
HSL	hsl(256, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 73.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.38, 50.01, -66.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.38, 83.47, 306.81°)
OKLab	oklab(44.79% 0.0594 -0.1922)
OKLCH	oklch(44.79% 0.201 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8116, 7.7150, 47.7655)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.04

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5531BB #97BB31

analogous

#3152BB #5531BB #9A31BB

triadic

#5531BB #BB5531 #31BB55

tetradic

#5531BB #BB3152 #97BB31 #31BB9A

square

#5531BB #BB3152 #97BB31 #31BB9A

split-complementary

#5531BB #BB9A31 #52BB31

monochromatic

#29185A #3F248B #5531BB #7756D3 #9E87E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#5531BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#5531BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5531BB

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5531BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5531BB	1.00	8.26	2.54	8.26
#FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5531bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 49, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.201 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906dd1',
    500: '#5531bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5531bb;
$custom-light: #906dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5531bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.652,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44791,
    "c": 0.20119,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5531BB

secondary

#B6C97F

accent

#E246B9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5531BB

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

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