#5538D4#5538D4

#5538D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.223 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538D4
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 212)
HSL	hsl(251, 64%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 73.6%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.95, 53.70, -75.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.95, 92.69, 305.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.01% 0.0484 -0.2178)
OKLCH	oklch(48.01% 0.223 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0405, 9.5119, 63.2126)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538D4 #B7D438

analogous

#3869D4 #5538D4 #A338D4

triadic

#5538D4 #D45538 #38D455

tetradic

#5538D4 #D43869 #B7D438 #38D4A3

square

#5538D4 #D43869 #B7D438 #38D4A3

split-complementary

#5538D4 #D4A338 #69D438

monochromatic

#2B1A78 #3E25AA #5538D4 #806ADF #AB9DEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#5538D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5538D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538D4

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538D4	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.223 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9372e2',
    500: '#5538d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538d4;
$custom-light: #9372e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.154,
    "s": 64.463,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48012,
    "c": 0.2231,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538D4

secondary

#C9D692

accent

#E740C8

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538D4

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

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