#5536C5#5536C5

#5536C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.208 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536C5
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 197)
HSL	hsl(253, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 72.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 50.34, -69.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 85.99, 305.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.36% 0.0532 -0.2007)
OKLCH	oklch(46.36% 0.208 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1405, 8.5999, 53.6746)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.21

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5536C5 #A6C536

analogous

#365FC5 #5536C5 #9D36C5

triadic

#5536C5 #C55536 #36C555

tetradic

#5536C5 #C5365F #A6C536 #36C59D

square

#5536C5 #C5365F #A6C536 #36C59D

split-complementary

#5536C5 #C59D36 #5FC536

monochromatic

#2C1C65 #402995 #5536C5 #7C64D4 #A594E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#5536C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#5536C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536C5

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536C5	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.208 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9170d8',
    500: '#5536c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5536c5;
$custom-light: #9170d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.007,
    "s": 56.972,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46355,
    "c": 0.20764,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536C5

secondary

#BECD8A

accent

#E048BF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536C5

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

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