#5838BB#5838BB

#5838BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.193 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5838BB
RGB	rgb(88, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(255, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(255, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.98, 46.83, -64.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.98, 79.45, 306.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46% 0.0579 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(46% 0.193 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4057, 8.4902, 47.8838)
Luminance	0.0849 (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

#5838BB #9BBB38

analogous

#385ABB #5838BB #9938BB

triadic

#5838BB #BB5838 #38BB58

tetradic

#5838BB #BB385A #9BBB38 #38BB99

square

#5838BB #BB385A #9BBB38 #38BB99

split-complementary

#5838BB #BB9938 #5ABB38

monochromatic

#2C1C5D #422A8C #5838BB #7C61D0 #A390DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#5838BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#5838BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5838BB

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5838BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5838BB	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5838bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.193 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171d0',
    500: '#5838bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5838bb;
$custom-light: #9171d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5838bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.656,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45998,
    "c": 0.1933,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5838BB

secondary

#B8C886

accent

#DD4BB9

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5838BB

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

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