#5535AB#5535AB

#5535AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.178 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5535AB
RGB	rgb(85, 53, 171)
HSL	hsl(256, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 69%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.74, 43.29, -58.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.74, 72.67, 306.56°)
OKLab	oklab(43.9% 0.0591 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(43.9% 0.178 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3680, 7.4172, 39.3002)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 4.00

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5535AB #8BAB35

analogous

#3550AB #5535AB #9035AB

triadic

#5535AB #AB5535 #35AB55

tetradic

#5535AB #AB3550 #8BAB35 #35AB90

square

#5535AB #AB3550 #8BAB35 #35AB90

split-complementary

#5535AB #AB9035 #50AB35

monochromatic

#27184E #3E277C #5535AB #7453CA #9982D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.46

#5535AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#5535AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5535AB

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5535AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5535AB	1.00	8.46	2.48	8.46
#FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5535ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 53, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.178 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6fc5',
    500: '#5535ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5535ab;
$custom-light: #8d6fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5535ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.271,
    "s": 52.679,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43903,
    "c": 0.17758,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5535AB

secondary

#AEC27A

accent

#DC4CB5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5535AB

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

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