#5538CB#5538CB

#5538CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.213 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538CB
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.12, 51.06, -71.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.12, 88.03, 305.45°)
OKLab	oklab(47.17% 0.0504 -0.2065)
OKLCH	oklch(47.17% 0.213 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.9367, 9.0704, 57.3993)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.27

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538CB #AECB38

analogous

#3864CB #5538CB #9F38CB

triadic

#5538CB #CB5538 #38CB55

tetradic

#5538CB #CB3864 #AECB38 #38CB9F

square

#5538CB #CB3864 #AECB38 #38CB9F

split-complementary

#5538CB #CB9F38 #64CB38

monochromatic

#2C1C6C #40299D #5538CB #7E69D8 #A899E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#5538CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#5538CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538CB

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538CB	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.213 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9272dc',
    500: '#5538cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538cb;
$custom-light: #9272dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.837,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47172,
    "c": 0.21261,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538CB

secondary

#C3D08F

accent

#E246C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538CB

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

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