#5536BE#5536BE

#5536BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.199 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536BE
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(254, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(254, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.57, 48.30, -66.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.57, 82.30, 305.93°)
OKLab	oklab(45.72% 0.0547 -0.1917)
OKLCH	oklch(45.72% 0.199 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3569, 8.2865, 49.5482)
Luminance	0.0829 (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

#5536BE #9FBE36

analogous

#365BBE #5536BE #9936BE

triadic

#5536BE #BE5536 #36BE55

tetradic

#5536BE #BE365B #9FBE36 #36BE99

square

#5536BE #BE365B #9FBE36 #36BE99

split-complementary

#5536BE #BE9936 #5BBE36

monochromatic

#2A1B5F #40288E #5536BE #7A60D2 #A18FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#5536BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#5536BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536BE

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536BE	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#265A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.199 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9070d3',
    500: '#5536be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5536be;
$custom-light: #9070d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.676,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45717,
    "c": 0.19936,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536BE

secondary

#BACA86

accent

#DF49BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536BE

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

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