#5538DD#5538DD

#5538DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.233 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5538DD
RGB	rgb(85, 56, 221)
HSL	hsl(251, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(251, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 74.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.80, 56.32, -79.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.80, 97.28, 305.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% 0.0463 -0.2288)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.233 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2075, 9.9788, 69.3592)
Luminance	0.0998 (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

#5538DD #C0DD38

analogous

#386EDD #5538DD #A738DD

triadic

#5538DD #DD5538 #38DD55

tetradic

#5538DD #DD386E #C0DD38 #38DDA7

square

#5538DD #DD386E #C0DD38 #38DDA7

split-complementary

#5538DD #DDA738 #6EDD38

monochromatic

#2A1784 #3A1FB8 #5538DD #826CE6 #AEA1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#5538DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#5538DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5538DD

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5538DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5538DD	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006788

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5538dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 56, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.233 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9572e9',
    500: '#5538dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5538dd;
$custom-light: #9572e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5538dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.545,
    "s": 70.815,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4887,
    "c": 0.23344,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5538DD

secondary

#CFDB95

accent

#EE3ACE

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5538DD

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

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