#5538CC#5538CC

#5538CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.214 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538CC
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, 51.35, -72.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 88.55, 305.45°)
OKLab	oklab(47.26% 0.0502 -0.2078)
OKLCH	oklch(47.26% 0.214 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0562, 9.1182, 58.0290)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.22

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538CC #AFCC38

analogous

#3865CC #5538CC #9F38CC

triadic

#5538CC #CC5538 #38CC55

tetradic

#5538CC #CC3865 #AFCC38 #38CC9F

square

#5538CC #CC3865 #AFCC38 #38CC9F

split-complementary

#5538CC #CC9F38 #65CC38

monochromatic

#2C1C6E #40299E #5538CC #7F69D8 #A899E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#5538CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5538CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538CC

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538CC	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.214 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9272dd',
    500: '#5538cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538cc;
$custom-light: #9272dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.757,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47264,
    "c": 0.21378,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538CC

secondary

#C4D18F

accent

#E245C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538CC

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

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