#5536BB#5536BB

#5536BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.196 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536BB
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(254, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, 47.42, -65.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 80.71, 305.98°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% 0.0553 -0.1878)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.196 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.0324, 8.1567, 47.8391)
Luminance	0.0816 (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

#5536BB #9CBB36

analogous

#3659BB #5536BB #9836BB

triadic

#5536BB #BB5536 #36BB55

tetradic

#5536BB #BB3659 #9CBB36 #36BB98

square

#5536BB #BB3659 #9CBB36 #36BB98

split-complementary

#5536BB #BB9836 #59BB36

monochromatic

#2A1B5C #3F288C #5536BB #785ED0 #A08DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#5536BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#5536BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536BB

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536BB	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.196 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f70d1',
    500: '#5536bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5536bb;
$custom-light: #8f70d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.985,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45446,
    "c": 0.19578,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536BB

secondary

#B9C984

accent

#DF49BC

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536BB

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

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