#5537CC#5537CC

#5537CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.215 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537CC
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 51.87, -72.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 89.09, 305.61°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% 0.0509 -0.2087)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.215 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0082, 9.0223, 58.0130)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5537CC #AECC37

analogous

#3763CC #5537CC #A037CC

triadic

#5537CC #CC5537 #37CC55

tetradic

#5537CC #CC3763 #AECC37 #37CCA0

square

#5537CC #CC3763 #AECC37 #37CCA0

split-complementary

#5537CC #CCA037 #63CC37

monochromatic

#2C1C6D #40289E #5537CC #7E68D8 #A899E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#5537CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5537CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537CC

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537CC	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.215 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9271dd',
    500: '#5537cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537cc;
$custom-light: #9271dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.081,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47134,
    "c": 0.21481,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537CC

secondary

#C3D08E

accent

#E345C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537CC

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

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