#5537BA#5537BA

#5537BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.193 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537BA
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 186)
HSL	hsl(254, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 70.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 46.59, -64.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 79.60, 305.82°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% 0.0546 -0.1856)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.193 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9728, 8.2081, 47.2929)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5537BA #9CBA37

analogous

#375BBA #5537BA #9637BA

triadic

#5537BA #BA5537 #37BA55

tetradic

#5537BA #BA375B #9CBA37 #37BA96

square

#5537BA #BA375B #9CBA37 #37BA96

split-complementary

#5537BA #BA9637 #5BBA37

monochromatic

#2A1B5C #3F298B #5537BA #785FD0 #A08EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#5537BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5537BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537BA

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537BA	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.193 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f70d0',
    500: '#5537ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537ba;
$custom-light: #8f70d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.74,
    "s": 54.357,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45495,
    "c": 0.19346,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537BA

secondary

#B9C885

accent

#DE4ABC

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537BA

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

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