#5536AD#5536AD

#5536AD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.179 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536AD
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 173)
HSL	hsl(256, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.11, 43.32, -58.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.11, 73.17, 306.31°)
OKLab	oklab(44.22% 0.0579 -0.1692)
OKLCH	oklch(44.22% 0.179 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.6061, 7.5862, 40.3271)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.66

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5536AD #8EAD36

analogous

#3653AD #5536AD #9136AD

triadic

#5536AD #AD5536 #36AD55

tetradic

#5536AD #AD3653 #8EAD36 #36AD91

square

#5536AD #AD3653 #8EAD36 #36AD91

split-complementary

#5536AD #AD9136 #53AD36

monochromatic

#271950 #3E277E #5536AD #7456CA #9B85D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#5536AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#5536AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536AD

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536AD	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#36546D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.179 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6fc6',
    500: '#5536ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5536ad;
$custom-light: #8d6fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.63,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44218,
    "c": 0.17881,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536AD

secondary

#B0C27C

accent

#DC4CB6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536AD

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

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