#5535BB#5535BB

#5535BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.197 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5535BB
RGB	rgb(85, 53, 187)
HSL	hsl(254, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 71.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.12, 47.95, -65.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.12, 81.27, 306.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% 0.0561 -0.1887)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.197 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9864, 8.0646, 47.8237)
Luminance	0.0806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5535BB #9BBB35

analogous

#3558BB #5535BB #9835BB

triadic

#5535BB #BB5535 #35BB55

tetradic

#5535BB #BB3558 #9BBB35 #35BB98

square

#5535BB #BB3558 #9BBB35 #35BB98

split-complementary

#5535BB #BB9835 #58BB35

monochromatic

#2A1A5C #3F278B #5535BB #785CD1 #A08CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#5535BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#5535BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5535BB

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5535BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5535BB	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5535bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 53, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.197 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6fd1',
    500: '#5535bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5535bb;
$custom-light: #8f6fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5535bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.328,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45311,
    "c": 0.19689,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5535BB

secondary

#B8C983

accent

#DF49BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5535BB

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

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