#5537C0#5537C0

#5537C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.201 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537C0
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 192)
HSL	hsl(253, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(253, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.94, 48.35, -67.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.94, 82.80, 305.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.0535 -0.1934)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.201 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.6241, 8.4686, 50.7230)
Luminance	0.0847 (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

#5537C0 #A2C037

analogous

#375DC0 #5537C0 #9937C0

triadic

#5537C0 #C05537 #37C055

tetradic

#5537C0 #C0375D #A2C037 #37C099

square

#5537C0 #C0375D #A2C037 #37C099

split-complementary

#5537C0 #C09937 #5DC037

monochromatic

#2B1C61 #402990 #5537C0 #7B62D2 #A392E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#5537C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#5537C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537C0

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537C0	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.201 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071d4',
    500: '#5537c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537c0;
$custom-light: #9071d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.139,
    "s": 55.466,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46032,
    "c": 0.20064,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537C0

secondary

#BCCB88

accent

#DF49BE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537C0

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

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