#5536BC#5536BC

#5536BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.197 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536BC
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 188)
HSL	hsl(254, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, 47.71, -65.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 81.24, 305.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% 0.0551 -0.1891)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.197 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.1399, 8.1997, 48.4048)
Luminance	0.0820 (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

#5536BC #9DBC36

analogous

#365ABC #5536BC #9836BC

triadic

#5536BC #BC5536 #36BC55

tetradic

#5536BC #BC365A #9DBC36 #36BC98

square

#5536BC #BC365A #9DBC36 #36BC98

split-complementary

#5536BC #BC9836 #5ABC36

monochromatic

#2A1B5D #40288C #5536BC #795ED1 #A18EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#5536BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5536BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536BC

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536BC	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.197 286.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.881,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45536,
    "c": 0.19697,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536BC

secondary

#B9C985

accent

#DF49BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536BC

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

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