#5836CD#5836CD

#5836CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.217 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5836CD
RGB	rgb(88, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(254, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(254, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, 53.07, -72.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 90.01, 306.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% 0.0557 -0.2094)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.217 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.3598, 9.1198, 58.6440)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.77

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5836CD #ABCD36

analogous

#365FCD #5836CD #A336CD

triadic

#5836CD #CD5836 #36CD58

tetradic

#5836CD #CD365F #ABCD36 #36CDA3

square

#5836CD #CD365F #ABCD36 #36CDA3

split-complementary

#5836CD #CDA336 #5FCD36

monochromatic

#2E1B6D #42279E #5836CD #8167D9 #A998E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#5836CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5836CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5836CD

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5836CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5836CD	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5836cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.217 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9471dd',
    500: '#5836cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5836cd;
$custom-light: #9471dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5836cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.51,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47361,
    "c": 0.21663,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5836CD

secondary

#C2D18E

accent

#E344C0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5836CD

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

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