#5536CD#5536CD

#5536CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.217 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5536CD
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.94, 52.67, -73.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.94, 90.15, 305.75°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% 0.0514 -0.2108)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.217 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0815, 8.9764, 58.6310)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.65

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5536CD #AECD36

analogous

#3662CD #5536CD #A036CD

triadic

#5536CD #CD5536 #36CD55

tetradic

#5536CD #CD3662 #AECD36 #36CDA0

square

#5536CD #CD3662 #AECD36 #36CDA0

split-complementary

#5536CD #CDA036 #62CD36

monochromatic

#2C1B6D #40279E #5536CD #7E67D9 #A898E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#5536CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5536CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5536CD

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5536CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5536CD	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#07607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5536cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.217 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9271de',
    500: '#5536cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5536cd;
$custom-light: #9271de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5536cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.318,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.471,
    "c": 0.21698,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5536CD

secondary

#C3D18E

accent

#E344C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5536CD

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

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