#5838BE#5838BE

#5838BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.197 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5838BE
RGB	rgb(88, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(254, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(254, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.24, 47.70, -65.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.24, 81.05, 306.05°)
OKLab	oklab(46.26% 0.0573 -0.1884)
OKLCH	oklch(46.26% 0.197 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7302, 8.6200, 49.5929)
Luminance	0.0862 (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

#5838BE #9EBE38

analogous

#385BBE #5838BE #9B38BE

triadic

#5838BE #BE5838 #38BE58

tetradic

#5838BE #BE385B #9EBE38 #38BE9B

square

#5838BE #BE385B #9EBE38 #38BE9B

split-complementary

#5838BE #BE9B38 #5BBE38

monochromatic

#2C1C5F #422A8F #5838BE #7D62D1 #A492DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#5838BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#5838BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5838BE

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5838BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5838BE	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E5B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5838be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.197 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171d3',
    500: '#5838be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5838be;
$custom-light: #9171d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5838be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.328,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46262,
    "c": 0.1969,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5838BE

secondary

#BACA88

accent

#DE4ABB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5838BE

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

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