#5538D8#5538D8

#5538D8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.228 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538D8
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 216)
HSL	hsl(251, 67%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 74.1%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.33, 54.86, -77.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.33, 94.74, 305.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% 0.0475 -0.2227)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.228 282)
XYZ	xyz(17.5513, 9.7163, 65.9030)
Luminance	0.0972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5538D8 #BBD838

analogous

#386BD8 #5538D8 #A538D8

triadic

#5538D8 #D85538 #38D855

tetradic

#5538D8 #D8386B #BBD838 #38D8A5

square

#5538D8 #D8386B #BBD838 #38D8A5

split-complementary

#5538D8 #D8A538 #6BD838

monochromatic

#2B197D #3C23B0 #5538D8 #816BE2 #AC9EEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#5538D8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#5538D8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538D8

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538D8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538D8	1.00	7.13	2.94	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538d8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.228 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9472e5',
    500: '#5538d8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538d8;
$custom-light: #9472e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538d8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.875,
    "s": 67.227,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48392,
    "c": 0.22772,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.09718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538D8

secondary

#CCD893

accent

#EA3ECB

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538D8

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

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