#5538CA#5538CA

#5538CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.211 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538CA
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(252, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 50.77, -71.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 87.50, 305.46°)
OKLab	oklab(47.08% 0.0506 -0.2053)
OKLCH	oklch(47.08% 0.211 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8179, 9.0229, 56.7737)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.37

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538CA #ADCA38

analogous

#3864CA #5538CA #9E38CA

triadic

#5538CA #CA5538 #38CA55

tetradic

#5538CA #CA3864 #ADCA38 #38CA9E

square

#5538CA #CA3864 #ADCA38 #38CA9E

split-complementary

#5538CA #CA9E38 #64CA38

monochromatic

#2C1D6B #40299B #5538CA #7E68D7 #A899E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#5538CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5538CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538CA

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538CA	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#11607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.211 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9172db',
    500: '#5538ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538ca;
$custom-light: #9172db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.918,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47079,
    "c": 0.21143,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538CA

secondary

#C2CF8E

accent

#E147C2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538CA

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

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