#5538D7#5538D7

#5538D7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.227 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538D7
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 215)
HSL	hsl(251, 67%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 74%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, 54.57, -76.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 94.22, 305.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% 0.0477 -0.2215)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.227 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4224, 9.6647, 65.2242)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.39

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538D7 #BAD738

analogous

#386BD7 #5538D7 #A438D7

triadic

#5538D7 #D75538 #38D755

tetradic

#5538D7 #D7386B #BAD738 #38D7A4

square

#5538D7 #D7386B #BAD738 #38D7A4

split-complementary

#5538D7 #D7A438 #6BD738

monochromatic

#2B197C #3D23AF #5538D7 #816BE1 #AC9EEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#5538D7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#5538D7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538D7

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538D7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538D7	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538d7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.227 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9472e5',
    500: '#5538d7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538d7;
$custom-light: #9472e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538d7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.943,
    "s": 66.527,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48296,
    "c": 0.22656,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538D7

secondary

#CBD893

accent

#E93ECA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538D7

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

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