#5537AB#5537AB

#5537AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.175 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537AB
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(256, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.14, 42.18, -57.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.14, 71.48, 306.17°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% 0.0572 -0.1655)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.175 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.4611, 7.6034, 39.3312)
Luminance	0.0760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.58

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5537AB #8DAB37

analogous

#3753AB #5537AB #8F37AB

triadic

#5537AB #AB5537 #37AB55

tetradic

#5537AB #AB3753 #8DAB37 #37AB8F

square

#5537AB #AB3753 #8DAB37 #37AB8F

split-complementary

#5537AB #AB8F37 #53AB37

monochromatic

#27194E #3E287D #5537AB #7456C9 #9A85D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#5537AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#5537AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537AB

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537AB	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37546C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.175 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d70c5',
    500: '#5537ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537ab;
$custom-light: #8d70c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.517,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44193,
    "c": 0.17511,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537AB

secondary

#B0C17C

accent

#DB4DB6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537AB

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

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