#5538C3#5538C3

#5538C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.203 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538C3
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(253, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(253, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.40, 48.71, -68.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.40, 83.82, 305.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% 0.0521 -0.1963)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.203 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0078, 8.6989, 52.5074)
Luminance	0.0870 (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

#5538C3 #A6C338

analogous

#3861C3 #5538C3 #9B38C3

triadic

#5538C3 #C35538 #38C355

tetradic

#5538C3 #C33861 #A6C338 #38C39B

square

#5538C3 #C33861 #A6C338 #38C39B

split-complementary

#5538C3 #C39B38 #61C338

monochromatic

#2C1D64 #402A93 #5538C3 #7C65D3 #A595E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#5538C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5538C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538C3

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538C3	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.203 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071d6',
    500: '#5538c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538c3;
$custom-light: #9071d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.518,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46439,
    "c": 0.20313,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538C3

secondary

#BECC8B

accent

#DF49BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538C3

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

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