#5538BA#5538BA

#5538BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.192 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538BA
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(253, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(253, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 46.05, -64.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 79.03, 305.64°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% 0.0538 -0.1846)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.192 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0208, 8.3041, 47.3089)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538BA #9DBA38

analogous

#385CBA #5538BA #9638BA

triadic

#5538BA #BA5538 #38BA55

tetradic

#5538BA #BA385C #9DBA38 #38BA96

square

#5538BA #BA385C #9DBA38 #38BA96

split-complementary

#5538BA #BA9638 #5CBA38

monochromatic

#2A1C5C #402A8B #5538BA #7960CF #A18FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#5538BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#5538BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538BA

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538BA	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.192 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71d0',
    500: '#5538ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538ba;
$custom-light: #8f71d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.385,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45634,
    "c": 0.19231,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538BA

secondary

#B9C886

accent

#DD4BBC

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538BA

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

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