#5538CF#5538CF

#5538CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.217 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538CF
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(252, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(252, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.49, 52.23, -73.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.49, 90.11, 305.43°)
OKLab	oklab(47.54% 0.0495 -0.2116)
OKLCH	oklch(47.54% 0.217 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.4195, 9.2635, 59.9422)
Luminance	0.0926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538CF #B2CF38

analogous

#3867CF #5538CF #A138CF

triadic

#5538CF #CF5538 #38CF55

tetradic

#5538CF #CF3867 #B2CF38 #38CFA1

square

#5538CF #CF3867 #B2CF38 #38CFA1

split-complementary

#5538CF #CFA138 #67CF38

monochromatic

#2C1B71 #3F27A3 #5538CF #7F69DB #A99BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#5538CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#5538CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538CF

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538CF	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.217 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9272df',
    500: '#5538cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538cf;
$custom-light: #9272df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.523,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47543,
    "c": 0.2173,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538CF

secondary

#C6D390

accent

#E444C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538CF

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

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