#5538C4#5538C4

#5538C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.204 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538C4
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(252, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.49, 49.00, -68.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.49, 84.35, 305.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% 0.0519 -0.1976)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.204 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1213, 8.7443, 53.1049)
Luminance	0.0874 (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

#5538C4 #A7C438

analogous

#3861C4 #5538C4 #9B38C4

triadic

#5538C4 #C45538 #38C455

tetradic

#5538C4 #C43861 #A7C438 #38C49B

square

#5538C4 #C43861 #A7C438 #38C49B

split-complementary

#5538C4 #C49B38 #61C438

monochromatic

#2C1D65 #402A94 #5538C4 #7D66D3 #A596E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#5538C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#5538C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538C4

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538C4	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.204 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071d7',
    500: '#5538c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538c4;
$custom-light: #9071d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.429,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4653,
    "c": 0.20433,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538C4

secondary

#BFCC8C

accent

#DF49C0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538C4

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

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