Blurple#5539CC

#5539CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.213 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Blurple — editorial page

Color values

HEX	#5539CC
RGB	rgb(85, 57, 204)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 72.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.40, 50.83, -71.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.40, 88.00, 305.29°)
OKLab	oklab(47.4% 0.0494 -0.2069)
OKLCH	oklch(47.4% 0.213 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1052, 9.2161, 58.0453)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.00

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5539CC #B0CC39

analogous

#3966CC #5539CC #9F39CC

triadic

#5539CC #CC5539 #39CC55

tetradic

#5539CC #CC3966 #B0CC39 #39CC9F

square

#5539CC #CC3966 #B0CC39 #39CC9F

split-complementary

#5539CC #CC9F39 #66CC39

monochromatic

#2C1C6E #3F299F #5539CC #7F6AD9 #A99AE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#5539CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#5539CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5539CC

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5539CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5539CC	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5539cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 57, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.213 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9272dd',
    500: '#5539cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5539cc;
$custom-light: #9272dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5539cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.429,
    "s": 59.036,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47396,
    "c": 0.21274,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5539CC

secondary

#C5D190

accent

#E246C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5539CC

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

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