#5535C5#5535C5

#5535C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.209 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5535C5
RGB	rgb(85, 53, 197)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 73.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.02, 50.86, -70.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.02, 86.54, 306.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% 0.054 -0.2016)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.209 285)
XYZ	xyz(15.0944, 8.5078, 53.6593)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.36

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5535C5 #A5C535

analogous

#355DC5 #5535C5 #9D35C5

triadic

#5535C5 #C55535 #35C555

tetradic

#5535C5 #C5355D #A5C535 #35C59D

square

#5535C5 #C5355D #A5C535 #35C59D

split-complementary

#5535C5 #C59D35 #5DC535

monochromatic

#2B1B65 #402895 #5535C5 #7C62D5 #A493E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#5535C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#5535C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5535C5

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5535C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5535C5	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5535c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 53, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.209 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9170d8',
    500: '#5535c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5535c5;
$custom-light: #9170d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5535c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 57.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46226,
    "c": 0.20868,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.08509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5535C5

secondary

#BECD89

accent

#E147BF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5535C5

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

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