#5538D3#5538D3

#5538D3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.222 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538D3
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 211)
HSL	hsl(251, 64%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 73%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 73.5%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 53.40, -75.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 92.17, 305.41°)
OKLab	oklab(47.92% 0.0486 -0.2166)
OKLCH	oklch(47.92% 0.222 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.9147, 9.4616, 62.5503)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.90

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538D3 #B6D338

analogous

#3868D3 #5538D3 #A338D3

triadic

#5538D3 #D35538 #38D355

tetradic

#5538D3 #D33868 #B6D338 #38D3A3

square

#5538D3 #D33868 #B6D338 #38D3A3

split-complementary

#5538D3 #D3A338 #68D338

monochromatic

#2B1A76 #3E25A9 #5538D3 #806ADE #AB9CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#5538D3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#5538D3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538D3

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538D3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538D3	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538d3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.222 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9372e2',
    500: '#5538d3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538d3;
$custom-light: #9372e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538d3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.226,
    "s": 63.786,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47918,
    "c": 0.22195,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538D3

secondary

#C9D592

accent

#E741C8

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538D3

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

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