#5537C3#5537C3

#5537C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.204 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537C3
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 195)
HSL	hsl(253, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(253, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.21, 49.23, -68.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.21, 84.38, 305.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% 0.0529 -0.1973)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.204 285)
XYZ	xyz(14.9598, 8.6029, 52.4914)
Luminance	0.0860 (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

#5537C3 #A5C337

analogous

#375FC3 #5537C3 #9B37C3

triadic

#5537C3 #C35537 #37C355

tetradic

#5537C3 #C3375F #A5C337 #37C39B

square

#5537C3 #C3375F #A5C337 #37C39B

split-complementary

#5537C3 #C39B37 #5FC337

monochromatic

#2B1C64 #402A93 #5537C3 #7C64D3 #A494E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#5537C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#5537C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537C3

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537C3	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.204 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071d6',
    500: '#5537c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537c3;
$custom-light: #9071d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.857,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46305,
    "c": 0.20422,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.08604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537C3

secondary

#BECC8A

accent

#DF49BF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537C3

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

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