#5836CC#5836CC

#5836CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.215 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5836CC
RGB	rgb(88, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(254, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(254, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.12, 52.78, -72.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.12, 89.49, 306.14°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% 0.0559 -0.2081)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.215 285)
XYZ	xyz(16.2394, 9.0717, 58.0103)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5836CC #AACC36

analogous

#365FCC #5836CC #A336CC

triadic

#5836CC #CC5836 #36CC58

tetradic

#5836CC #CC365F #AACC36 #36CCA3

square

#5836CC #CC365F #AACC36 #36CCA3

split-complementary

#5836CC #CCA336 #5FCC36

monochromatic

#2E1B6C #42289D #5836CC #8167D8 #A998E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#5836CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#5836CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5836CC

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5836CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5836CC	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5836cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.215 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9371dd',
    500: '#5836cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5836cc;
$custom-light: #9371dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5836cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.6,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47268,
    "c": 0.21547,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.09073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5836CC

secondary

#C1D08E

accent

#E345BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5836CC

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

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