#5537CA#5537CA

#5537CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.212 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537CA
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 202)
HSL	hsl(252, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(252, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 72.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.84, 51.29, -71.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.84, 88.05, 305.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.95% 0.0513 -0.2062)
OKLCH	oklch(46.95% 0.212 284)
XYZ	xyz(15.7699, 8.9269, 56.7577)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5537CA #ACCA37

analogous

#3762CA #5537CA #9F37CA

triadic

#5537CA #CA5537 #37CA55

tetradic

#5537CA #CA3762 #ACCA37 #37CA9F

square

#5537CA #CA3762 #ACCA37 #37CA9F

split-complementary

#5537CA #CA9F37 #62CA37

monochromatic

#2C1C6A #40299B #5537CA #7E67D7 #A798E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#5537CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5537CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537CA

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537CA	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#115F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.212 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171db',
    500: '#5537ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537ca;
$custom-light: #9171db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.245,
    "s": 58.103,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46948,
    "c": 0.21247,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.08928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537CA

secondary

#C2CF8E

accent

#E146C2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537CA

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

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