#5536BD#5536BD

#5536BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.198 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536BD
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(254, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(254, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.48, 48.01, -66.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.48, 81.77, 305.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% 0.0549 -0.1904)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.198 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.2480, 8.2430, 48.9745)
Luminance	0.0824 (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

#5536BD #9EBD36

analogous

#365ABD #5536BD #9936BD

triadic

#5536BD #BD5536 #36BD55

tetradic

#5536BD #BD365A #9EBD36 #36BD99

square

#5536BD #BD365A #9EBD36 #36BD99

split-complementary

#5536BD #BD9936 #5ABD36

monochromatic

#2A1B5E #40288D #5536BD #795FD1 #A18FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#5536BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#5536BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536BD

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536BD	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.198 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f70d2',
    500: '#5536bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5536bd;
$custom-light: #8f70d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.778,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45626,
    "c": 0.19817,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536BD

secondary

#BAC985

accent

#DF49BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536BD

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

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