#5531BD#5531BD

#5531BD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.204 H 286.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5531BD
RGB	rgb(85, 49, 189)
HSL	hsl(255, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 74.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.57, 50.58, -67.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.57, 84.51, 306.77°)
OKLab	oklab(44.98% 0.0589 -0.1948)
OKLCH	oklch(44.98% 0.204 286.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0272, 7.8013, 48.9009)
Luminance	0.0780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.82

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5531BD #99BD31

analogous

#3153BD #5531BD #9B31BD

triadic

#5531BD #BD5531 #31BD55

tetradic

#5531BD #BD3153 #99BD31 #31BD9B

square

#5531BD #BD3153 #99BD31 #31BD9B

split-complementary

#5531BD #BD9B31 #53BD31

monochromatic

#29185C #3F248C #5531BD #7758D4 #9F88E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#5531BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#5531BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5531BD

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5531BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5531BD	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275875

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5531bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 49, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.204 286.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906dd2',
    500: '#5531bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5531bd;
$custom-light: #906dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5531bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44976,
    "c": 0.20351,
    "h": 286.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5531BD

secondary

#B7CA80

accent

#E246BA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5531BD

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