#5536CC#5536CC

#5536CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.216 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536CC
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 52.38, -72.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 89.63, 305.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.01% 0.0516 -0.2095)
OKLCH	oklch(47.01% 0.216 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.9612, 8.9282, 57.9973)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.66

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5536CC #ADCC36

analogous

#3662CC #5536CC #A036CC

triadic

#5536CC #CC5536 #36CC55

tetradic

#5536CC #CC3662 #ADCC36 #36CCA0

square

#5536CC #CC3662 #ADCC36 #36CCA0

split-complementary

#5536CC #CCA036 #62CC36

monochromatic

#2C1B6C #40289D #5536CC #7E67D8 #A898E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#5536CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5536CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536CC

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536CC	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.216 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9271dd',
    500: '#5536cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5536cc;
$custom-light: #9271dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.4,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47006,
    "c": 0.21581,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536CC

secondary

#C2D08E

accent

#E345C2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536CC

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

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