#5536BF#5536BF

#5536BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.201 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536BF
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(254, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(254, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.66, 48.59, -67.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.66, 82.83, 305.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.81% 0.0545 -0.193)
OKLCH	oklch(45.81% 0.201 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4666, 8.3304, 50.1257)
Luminance	0.0833 (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

#5536BF #A0BF36

analogous

#365BBF #5536BF #9936BF

triadic

#5536BF #BF5536 #36BF55

tetradic

#5536BF #BF365B #A0BF36 #36BF99

square

#5536BF #BF365B #A0BF36 #36BF99

split-complementary

#5536BF #BF9936 #5BBF36

monochromatic

#2B1B60 #40298F #5536BF #7A60D2 #A290E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#5536BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#5536BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536BF

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536BF	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.201 285.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.577,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45807,
    "c": 0.20055,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536BF

secondary

#BBCA87

accent

#DF49BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536BF

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

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