#5537C5#5537C5

#5537C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.207 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537C5
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 197)
HSL	hsl(253, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(253, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 72.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.39, 49.82, -69.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.39, 85.44, 305.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% 0.0524 -0.1998)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.207 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1875, 8.6940, 53.6903)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.08

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5537C5 #A7C537

analogous

#3760C5 #5537C5 #9C37C5

triadic

#5537C5 #C55537 #37C555

tetradic

#5537C5 #C53760 #A7C537 #37C59C

square

#5537C5 #C53760 #A7C537 #37C59C

split-complementary

#5537C5 #C59C37 #60C537

monochromatic

#2C1C65 #402A95 #5537C5 #7D65D4 #A595E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#5537C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5537C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537C5

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537C5	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.207 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171d8',
    500: '#5537c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537c5;
$custom-light: #9171d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.676,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46487,
    "c": 0.20658,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537C5

secondary

#BFCD8B

accent

#E048C0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537C5

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

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