#5838CA#5838CA

#5838CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.211 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5838CA
RGB	rgb(88, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(253, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.30, 51.19, -70.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.30, 87.37, 305.86°)
OKLab	oklab(47.34% 0.0548 -0.2038)
OKLCH	oklch(47.34% 0.211 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0961, 9.1664, 56.7868)
Luminance	0.0917 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5838CA #AACA38

analogous

#3861CA #5838CA #A138CA

triadic

#5838CA #CA5838 #38CA58

tetradic

#5838CA #CA3861 #AACA38 #38CAA1

square

#5838CA #CA3861 #AACA38 #38CAA1

split-complementary

#5838CA #CAA138 #61CA38

monochromatic

#2E1D6B #42299B #5838CA #8168D7 #A999E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#5838CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#5838CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5838CA

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5838CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5838CA	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5838ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.211 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9372db',
    500: '#5838ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5838ca;
$custom-light: #9372db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5838ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.151,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4734,
    "c": 0.21109,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5838CA

secondary

#C1CF8E

accent

#E147BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5838CA

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

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