#5538CD#5538CD

#5538CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.215 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538CD
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.30, 51.65, -72.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.30, 89.07, 305.44°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% 0.05 -0.2091)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.215 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1765, 9.1664, 58.6626)
Luminance	0.0917 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.24

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538CD #B0CD38

analogous

#3865CD #5538CD #9F38CD

triadic

#5538CD #CD5538 #38CD55

tetradic

#5538CD #CD3865 #B0CD38 #38CD9F

square

#5538CD #CD3865 #B0CD38 #38CD9F

split-complementary

#5538CD #CD9F38 #65CD38

monochromatic

#2C1C6F #3F28A0 #5538CD #7F69D9 #A99AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#5538CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#5538CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538CD

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538CD	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#06617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.215 283.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.678,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47357,
    "c": 0.21495,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538CD

secondary

#C5D18F

accent

#E345C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538CD

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

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