#5537C4#5537C4

#5537C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.205 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537C4
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(253, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(253, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, 49.53, -68.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 84.91, 305.68°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% 0.0526 -0.1985)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.205 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0733, 8.6483, 53.0889)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.21

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5537C4 #A6C437

analogous

#3760C4 #5537C4 #9C37C4

triadic

#5537C4 #C45537 #37C455

tetradic

#5537C4 #C43760 #A6C437 #37C49C

square

#5537C4 #C43760 #A6C437 #37C49C

split-complementary

#5537C4 #C49C37 #60C437

monochromatic

#2C1C64 #402A94 #5537C4 #7C65D4 #A594E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#5537C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#5537C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537C4

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537C4	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.205 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171d7',
    500: '#5537c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537c4;
$custom-light: #9171d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.766,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46396,
    "c": 0.2054,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537C4

secondary

#BECC8B

accent

#DF48BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537C4

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

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