#5538BB#5538BB

#5538BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.194 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538BB
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(253, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(253, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.69, 46.35, -64.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.69, 79.56, 305.63°)
OKLab	oklab(45.72% 0.0536 -0.1859)
OKLCH	oklch(45.72% 0.194 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1274, 8.3467, 47.8707)
Luminance	0.0835 (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

#5538BB #9EBB38

analogous

#385DBB #5538BB #9638BB

triadic

#5538BB #BB5538 #38BB55

tetradic

#5538BB #BB385D #9EBB38 #38BB96

square

#5538BB #BB385D #9EBB38 #38BB96

split-complementary

#5538BB #BB9638 #5DBB38

monochromatic

#2A1C5D #402A8C #5538BB #7961D0 #A190DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#5538BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#5538BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538BB

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538BB	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.194 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71d1',
    500: '#5538bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538bb;
$custom-light: #8f71d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.282,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45723,
    "c": 0.19352,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538BB

secondary

#BAC886

accent

#DD4BBD

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538BB

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

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