#5538DB#5538DB

#5538DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.231 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538DB
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 219)
HSL	hsl(251, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.61, 55.74, -78.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.61, 96.26, 305.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.68% 0.0467 -0.2264)
OKLCH	oklch(48.68% 0.231 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.9427, 9.8728, 67.9642)
Luminance	0.0987 (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

#5538DB #BEDB38

analogous

#386DDB #5538DB #A738DB

triadic

#5538DB #DB5538 #38DB55

tetradic

#5538DB #DB386D #BEDB38 #38DBA7

square

#5538DB #DB386D #BEDB38 #38DBA7

split-complementary

#5538DB #DBA738 #6DDB38

monochromatic

#2A1781 #3B21B5 #5538DB #816CE4 #AEA0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#5538DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#5538DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538DB

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538DB	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006687

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.231 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9472e8',
    500: '#5538db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538db;
$custom-light: #9472e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.675,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48678,
    "c": 0.23115,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538DB

secondary

#CEDA95

accent

#EC3CCD

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538DB

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

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