#5537CE#5537CE

#5537CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.217 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537CE
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, 52.45, -73.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 90.13, 305.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.32% 0.0504 -0.2112)
OKLCH	oklch(47.32% 0.217 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.2496, 9.1188, 59.2844)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5537CE #B0CE37

analogous

#3764CE #5537CE #A137CE

triadic

#5537CE #CE5537 #37CE55

tetradic

#5537CE #CE3764 #B0CE37 #37CEA1

square

#5537CE #CE3764 #B0CE37 #37CEA1

split-complementary

#5537CE #CEA137 #64CE37

monochromatic

#2C1B6F #3F27A0 #5537CE #7F68DA #A999E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#5537CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5537CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537CE

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537CE	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#036180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.217 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9271de',
    500: '#5537ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537ce;
$custom-light: #9271de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.921,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47321,
    "c": 0.21714,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537CE

secondary

#C5D28F

accent

#E444C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537CE

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

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