#5538BD#5538BD

#5538BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.196 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538BD
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(253, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(253, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.87, 46.94, -65.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.87, 80.63, 305.60°)
OKLab	oklab(45.9% 0.0532 -0.1886)
OKLCH	oklch(45.9% 0.196 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3430, 8.4330, 49.0062)
Luminance	0.0843 (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

#5538BD #A0BD38

analogous

#385DBD #5538BD #9838BD

triadic

#5538BD #BD5538 #38BD55

tetradic

#5538BD #BD385D #A0BD38 #38BD98

square

#5538BD #BD385D #A0BD38 #38BD98

split-complementary

#5538BD #BD9838 #5DBD38

monochromatic

#2B1C5F #402A8E #5538BD #7A62D0 #A291DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#5538BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#5538BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538BD

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538BD	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.196 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71d2',
    500: '#5538bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538bd;
$custom-light: #8f71d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.083,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.459,
    "c": 0.19594,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538BD

secondary

#BBC987

accent

#DE4ABD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538BD

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

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