#5538B2#5538B2

#5538B2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.183 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538B2
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(254, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.93, 43.69, -60.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.93, 74.71, 305.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.94% 0.0552 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(44.94% 0.183 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.1940, 7.9734, 42.9546)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.00

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538B2 #95B238

analogous

#3858B2 #5538B2 #9238B2

triadic

#5538B2 #B25538 #38B255

tetradic

#5538B2 #B23858 #95B238 #38B292

square

#5538B2 #B23858 #95B238 #38B292

split-complementary

#5538B2 #B29238 #58B238

monochromatic

#291B55 #3F2983 #5538B2 #765CCC #9D8ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#5538B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#5538B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538B2

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538B2	1.00	8.09	2.59	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#325770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.183 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e71ca',
    500: '#5538b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538b2;
$custom-light: #8e71ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.262,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44937,
    "c": 0.18254,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538B2

secondary

#B5C581

accent

#DC4CBA

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538B2

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

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