#5538BF#5538BF

#5538BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.198 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538BF
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(253, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(253, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.04, 47.53, -66.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.04, 81.70, 305.57°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% 0.0528 -0.1912)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.198 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5616, 8.5204, 50.1574)
Luminance	0.0852 (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

#5538BF #A2BF38

analogous

#385EBF #5538BF #9838BF

triadic

#5538BF #BF5538 #38BF55

tetradic

#5538BF #BF385E #A2BF38 #38BF98

square

#5538BF #BF385E #A2BF38 #38BF98

split-complementary

#5538BF #BF9838 #5EBF38

monochromatic

#2B1C60 #402A90 #5538BF #7B63D1 #A392DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#5538BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#5538BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538BF

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538BF	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.198 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071d3',
    500: '#5538bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538bf;
$custom-light: #9071d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.889,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46079,
    "c": 0.19835,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538BF

secondary

#BCCA89

accent

#DE4ABE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538BF

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

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