#5838CD#5838CD

#5838CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.215 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5838CD
RGB	rgb(88, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(253, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.57, 52.06, -72.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.57, 88.94, 305.83°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.0542 -0.2076)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.215 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4548, 9.3098, 58.6757)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.49

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5838CD #ADCD38

analogous

#3862CD #5838CD #A238CD

triadic

#5838CD #CD5838 #38CD58

tetradic

#5838CD #CD3862 #ADCD38 #38CDA2

square

#5838CD #CD3862 #ADCD38 #38CDA2

split-complementary

#5838CD #CDA238 #62CD38

monochromatic

#2E1C6F #4228A0 #5838CD #8169D9 #AA9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#5838CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#5838CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5838CD

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5838CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5838CD	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5838cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.215 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9372dd',
    500: '#5838cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5838cd;
$custom-light: #9372dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5838cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.886,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47615,
    "c": 0.21459,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5838CD

secondary

#C3D18F

accent

#E345C1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5838CD

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

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