#5838C3#5838C3

#5838C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.203 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5838C3
RGB	rgb(88, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(254, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(254, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.68, 49.15, -67.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.68, 83.70, 305.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.71% 0.0563 -0.1949)
OKLCH	oklch(46.71% 0.203 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2860, 8.8423, 52.5205)
Luminance	0.0884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.31

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5838C3 #A3C338

analogous

#385EC3 #5838C3 #9E38C3

triadic

#5838C3 #C35838 #38C358

tetradic

#5838C3 #C3385E #A3C338 #38C39E

square

#5838C3 #C3385E #A3C338 #38C39E

split-complementary

#5838C3 #C39E38 #5EC338

monochromatic

#2D1D64 #432A93 #5838C3 #7F65D3 #A695E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#5838C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#5838C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5838C3

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5838C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5838C3	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5838c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.203 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9272d6',
    500: '#5838c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5838c3;
$custom-light: #9272d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5838c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.813,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46707,
    "c": 0.20285,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5838C3

secondary

#BDCC8B

accent

#DF49BC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5838C3

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

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