#5838CF#5838CF

#5838CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.217 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5838CF
RGB	rgb(88, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(253, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.76, 52.63, -72.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.76, 89.97, 305.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.8% 0.0537 -0.2102)
OKLCH	oklch(47.8% 0.217 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.6977, 9.4070, 59.9552)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.61

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5838CF #AFCF38

analogous

#3864CF #5838CF #A438CF

triadic

#5838CF #CF5838 #38CF58

tetradic

#5838CF #CF3864 #AFCF38 #38CFA4

square

#5838CF #CF3864 #AFCF38 #38CFA4

split-complementary

#5838CF #CFA438 #64CF38

monochromatic

#2E1B71 #4127A3 #5838CF #8169DB #AB9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#5838CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#5838CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5838CF

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5838CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5838CF	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5838cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.217 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9472df',
    500: '#5838cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5838cf;
$custom-light: #9472df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5838cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.715,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.478,
    "c": 0.21692,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5838CF

secondary

#C5D390

accent

#E444C2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5838CF

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

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