#5537C1#5537C1

#5537C1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.202 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537C1
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 193)
HSL	hsl(253, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(253, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 71.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.03, 48.65, -67.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.03, 83.33, 305.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.0533 -0.1947)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.202 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7352, 8.5131, 51.3085)
Luminance	0.0851 (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

#5537C1 #A3C137

analogous

#375EC1 #5537C1 #9A37C1

triadic

#5537C1 #C15537 #37C155

tetradic

#5537C1 #C1375E #A3C137 #37C19A

square

#5537C1 #C1375E #A3C137 #37C19A

split-complementary

#5537C1 #C19A37 #5EC137

monochromatic

#2B1C62 #402991 #5537C1 #7B63D2 #A392E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#5537C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#5537C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537C1

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537C1	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.202 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071d5',
    500: '#5537c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537c1;
$custom-light: #9071d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 55.645,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46123,
    "c": 0.20184,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537C1

secondary

#BDCB89

accent

#DF49BE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537C1

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

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