#5836BB#5836BB

#5836BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.196 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5836BB
RGB	rgb(88, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(255, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, 47.89, -64.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 80.59, 306.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45.73% 0.0596 -0.1863)
OKLCH	oklch(45.73% 0.196 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3107, 8.3002, 47.8521)
Luminance	0.0830 (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

#5836BB #99BB36

analogous

#3657BB #5836BB #9A36BB

triadic

#5836BB #BB5836 #36BB58

tetradic

#5836BB #BB3657 #99BB36 #36BB9A

square

#5836BB #BB3657 #99BB36 #36BB9A

split-complementary

#5836BB #BB9A36 #57BB36

monochromatic

#2B1B5C #42288C #5836BB #7B5ED0 #A28DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#5836BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#5836BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5836BB

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5836BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5836BB	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5836bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.196 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9170d1',
    500: '#5836bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5836bb;
$custom-light: #9170d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5836bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.338,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45725,
    "c": 0.19557,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5836BB

secondary

#B7C984

accent

#DF49B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5836BB

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

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