#5837BD#5837BD

#5837BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.197 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5837BD
RGB	rgb(88, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(255, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.96, 47.94, -65.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.96, 81.09, 306.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.04% 0.0583 -0.188)
OKLCH	oklch(46.04% 0.197 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5733, 8.4805, 49.0032)
Luminance	0.0848 (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

#5837BD #9CBD37

analogous

#3759BD #5837BD #9B37BD

triadic

#5837BD #BD5837 #37BD58

tetradic

#5837BD #BD3759 #9CBD37 #37BD9B

square

#5837BD #BD3759 #9CBD37 #37BD9B

split-complementary

#5837BD #BD9B37 #59BD37

monochromatic

#2C1B5E #42298E #5837BD #7C60D1 #A390DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#5837BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#5837BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5837BD

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5837BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5837BD	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	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: #5837bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.197 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171d2',
    500: '#5837bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5837bd;
$custom-light: #9171d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5837bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.776,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46037,
    "c": 0.19682,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5837BD

secondary

#B9C986

accent

#DE4ABA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5837BD

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

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