#5836C4#5836C4

#5836C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.206 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5836C4
RGB	rgb(88, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(254, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(254, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.40, 50.48, -68.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.40, 85.33, 306.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% 0.0577 -0.1979)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.206 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.3045, 8.6977, 53.0862)
Luminance	0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.39

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5836C4 #A2C436

analogous

#365BC4 #5836C4 #9F36C4

triadic

#5836C4 #C45836 #36C458

tetradic

#5836C4 #C4365B #A2C436 #36C49F

square

#5836C4 #C4365B #A2C436 #36C49F

split-complementary

#5836C4 #C49F36 #5BC436

monochromatic

#2D1C64 #422994 #5836C4 #7E63D4 #A693E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#5836C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5836C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5836C4

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5836C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5836C4	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5836c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.206 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9270d7',
    500: '#5836c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5836c4;
$custom-light: #9270d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5836c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.366,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46533,
    "c": 0.20618,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5836C4

secondary

#BCCC89

accent

#E048BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5836C4

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

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