#5838D0#5838D0

#5838D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.218 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5838D0
RGB	rgb(88, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(253, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.85, 52.92, -73.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.85, 90.49, 305.79°)
OKLab	oklab(47.89% 0.0535 -0.2114)
OKLCH	oklch(47.89% 0.218 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8204, 9.4561, 60.6011)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.70

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5838D0 #B0D038

analogous

#3864D0 #5838D0 #A438D0

triadic

#5838D0 #D05838 #38D058

tetradic

#5838D0 #D03864 #B0D038 #38D0A4

square

#5838D0 #D03864 #B0D038 #38D0A4

split-complementary

#5838D0 #D0A438 #64D038

monochromatic

#2D1B73 #4127A4 #5838D0 #826ADC #AB9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#5838D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#5838D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5838D0

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5838D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5838D0	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#136281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5838d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.218 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9472e0',
    500: '#5838d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5838d0;
$custom-light: #9472e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5838d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47892,
    "c": 0.21808,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5838D0

secondary

#C5D391

accent

#E543C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5838D0

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

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