#5537E5#5537E5

#5537E5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.243 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5537E5
RGB	rgb(85, 55, 229)
HSL	hsl(250, 77%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(250, 76%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 76%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 59.11, -82.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 101.81, 305.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.0449 -0.2392)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.243 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2509, 10.3193, 75.0909)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5537E5 #C7E537

analogous

#3770E5 #5537E5 #AC37E5

triadic

#5537E5 #E55537 #37E555

tetradic

#5537E5 #E53770 #C7E537 #37E5AC

square

#5537E5 #E53770 #C7E537 #37E5AC

split-complementary

#5537E5 #E5AC37 #70E537

monochromatic

#28138F #371AC5 #5537E5 #836DEC #B1A3F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#5537E5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#5537E5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5537E5

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5537E5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5537E5	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5537e5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 55, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.243 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672ef',
    500: '#5537e5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5537e5;
$custom-light: #9672ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5537e5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.345,
    "s": 76.991,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49527,
    "c": 0.24339,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5537E5

secondary

#D4E098

accent

#F434D3

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0817

muted

#7F7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5537E5

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

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