#5537BB#5537BB

#5537BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.195 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537BB
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 187)
HSL	hsl(254, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 70.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, 46.89, -64.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 80.14, 305.81°)
OKLab	oklab(45.58% 0.0545 -0.1869)
OKLCH	oklch(45.58% 0.195 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0795, 8.2508, 47.8547)
Luminance	0.0825 (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

#5537BB #9DBB37

analogous

#375BBB #5537BB #9737BB

triadic

#5537BB #BB5537 #37BB55

tetradic

#5537BB #BB375B #9DBB37 #37BB97

square

#5537BB #BB375B #9DBB37 #37BB97

split-complementary

#5537BB #BB9737 #5BBB37

monochromatic

#2A1B5C #40298C #5537BB #795FD0 #A18EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#5537BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#5537BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537BB

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537BB	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.195 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f70d1',
    500: '#5537bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537bb;
$custom-light: #8f70d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.636,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45584,
    "c": 0.19466,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537BB

secondary

#B9C985

accent

#DE4ABC

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537BB

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

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