#5836BD#5836BD

#5836BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.198 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5836BD
RGB	rgb(88, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(255, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 48.47, -65.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 81.65, 306.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.9% 0.0592 -0.1889)
OKLCH	oklch(45.9% 0.198 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5263, 8.3864, 48.9876)
Luminance	0.0839 (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

#5836BD #9BBD36

analogous

#3657BD #5836BD #9B36BD

triadic

#5836BD #BD5836 #36BD58

tetradic

#5836BD #BD3657 #9BBD36 #36BD9B

square

#5836BD #BD3657 #9BBD36 #36BD9B

split-complementary

#5836BD #BD9B36 #57BD36

monochromatic

#2C1B5E #42288D #5836BD #7C5FD1 #A38FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#5836BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#5836BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5836BD

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5836BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5836BD	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F5A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5836bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.198 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9170d2',
    500: '#5836bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5836bd;
$custom-light: #9170d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5836bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.111,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45903,
    "c": 0.19795,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5836BD

secondary

#B8C985

accent

#DF49B9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5836BD

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

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