#5838BD#5838BD

#5838BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.196 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5838BD
RGB	rgb(88, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(254, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(254, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.16, 47.41, -65.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.16, 80.52, 306.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.17% 0.0575 -0.1871)
OKLCH	oklch(46.17% 0.196 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6213, 8.5764, 49.0192)
Luminance	0.0858 (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

#5838BD #9DBD38

analogous

#385ABD #5838BD #9A38BD

triadic

#5838BD #BD5838 #38BD58

tetradic

#5838BD #BD385A #9DBD38 #38BD9A

square

#5838BD #BD385A #9DBD38 #38BD9A

split-complementary

#5838BD #BD9A38 #5ABD38

monochromatic

#2C1C5F #422A8E #5838BD #7C62D0 #A491DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#5838BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#5838BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5838BD

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5838BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5838BD	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F5B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5838bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.196 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171d2',
    500: '#5838bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5838bd;
$custom-light: #9171d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5838bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.436,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46174,
    "c": 0.1957,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5838BD

secondary

#B9C987

accent

#DE4ABA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5838BD

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

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