#5536CA#5536CA

#5536CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.213 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536CA
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 202)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 73.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.66, 51.80, -71.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.66, 88.60, 305.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.0521 -0.207)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.213 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.7229, 8.8329, 56.7421)
Luminance	0.0883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5536CA #ABCA36

analogous

#3661CA #5536CA #9F36CA

triadic

#5536CA #CA5536 #36CA55

tetradic

#5536CA #CA3661 #ABCA36 #36CA9F

square

#5536CA #CA3661 #ABCA36 #36CA9F

split-complementary

#5536CA #CA9F36 #61CA36

monochromatic

#2C1C6A #40299A #5536CA #7E66D7 #A797E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#5536CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#5536CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536CA

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536CA	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#115F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.213 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9270db',
    500: '#5536ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5536ca;
$custom-light: #9270db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.568,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46819,
    "c": 0.21349,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536CA

secondary

#C1CF8D

accent

#E146C1

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536CA

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

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