#5538CE#5538CE

#5538CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.216 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538CE
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(252, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.39, 51.94, -72.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.39, 89.59, 305.43°)
OKLab	oklab(47.45% 0.0497 -0.2103)
OKLCH	oklch(47.45% 0.216 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.2976, 9.2148, 59.3004)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.31

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538CE #B1CE38

analogous

#3866CE #5538CE #A038CE

triadic

#5538CE #CE5538 #38CE55

tetradic

#5538CE #CE3866 #B1CE38 #38CEA0

square

#5538CE #CE3866 #B1CE38 #38CEA0

split-complementary

#5538CE #CEA038 #66CE38

monochromatic

#2C1C70 #3F28A1 #5538CE #7F69DA #A99AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#5538CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#5538CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538CE

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538CE	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#026180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.216 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9272de',
    500: '#5538ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538ce;
$custom-light: #9272de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.6,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4745,
    "c": 0.21612,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538CE

secondary

#C5D290

accent

#E444C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538CE

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

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