#5536AB#5536AB

#5536AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.176 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536AB
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 171)
HSL	hsl(256, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 68.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.94, 42.74, -58.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.94, 72.08, 306.37°)
OKLab	oklab(44.05% 0.0582 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(44.05% 0.176 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.4140, 7.5094, 39.3155)
Luminance	0.0751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.79

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5536AB #8CAB36

analogous

#3652AB #5536AB #9036AB

triadic

#5536AB #AB5536 #36AB55

tetradic

#5536AB #AB3652 #8CAB36 #36AB90

square

#5536AB #AB3652 #8CAB36 #36AB90

split-complementary

#5536AB #AB9036 #52AB36

monochromatic

#27194E #3E277C #5536AB #7455C9 #9A83D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.39

#5536AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#5536AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536AB

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536AB	1.00	8.39	2.50	8.39
#FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.176 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6fc5',
    500: '#5536ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5536ab;
$custom-light: #8d6fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.897,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44047,
    "c": 0.17635,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536AB

secondary

#AFC27B

accent

#DB4CB6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536AB

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

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