#5836C8#5836C8

#5836C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.211 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5836C8
RGB	rgb(88, 54, 200)
HSL	hsl(254, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(254, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 73%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 51.63, -70.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 87.42, 306.20°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.0568 -0.203)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.211 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7658, 8.8823, 55.5161)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5836C8 #A6C836

analogous

#365DC8 #5836C8 #A136C8

triadic

#5836C8 #C85836 #36C858

tetradic

#5836C8 #C8365D #A6C836 #36C8A1

square

#5836C8 #C8365D #A6C836 #36C8A1

split-complementary

#5836C8 #C8A136 #5DC836

monochromatic

#2E1C68 #432998 #5836C8 #8066D6 #A896E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#5836C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#5836C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5836C8

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5836C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5836C8	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5836c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 54, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.211 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9371da',
    500: '#5836c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5836c8;
$custom-light: #9371da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5836c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.973,
    "s": 57.48,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46899,
    "c": 0.21085,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5836C8

secondary

#BFCE8C

accent

#E147BD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5836C8

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

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