#5538C5#5538C5

#5538C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.206 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538C5
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(252, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(252, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.58, 49.30, -69.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.58, 84.88, 305.50°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% 0.0516 -0.1989)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.206 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2355, 8.7899, 53.7063)
Luminance	0.0879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538C5 #A8C538

analogous

#3862C5 #5538C5 #9B38C5

triadic

#5538C5 #C55538 #38C555

tetradic

#5538C5 #C53862 #A8C538 #38C59B

square

#5538C5 #C53862 #A8C538 #38C59B

split-complementary

#5538C5 #C59B38 #62C538

monochromatic

#2C1D66 #402A95 #5538C5 #7D67D4 #A696E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#5538C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#5538C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538C5

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538C5	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B5E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.206 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171d8',
    500: '#5538c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538c5;
$custom-light: #9171d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.34,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46621,
    "c": 0.20551,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538C5

secondary

#BFCD8C

accent

#DF49C0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538C5

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

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