#5838D8#5838D8

#5838D8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.227 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5838D8
RGBrgb(88, 56, 216)
HSLhsl(252, 67%, 53%)
HSVhsv(252, 74%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(59.3%, 74.1%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LABlab(37.59, 55.23, -76.79)
CIE-LCHlch(37.59, 94.59, 305.73°)
OKLaboklab(48.64% 0.0516 -0.2213)
OKLCHoklch(48.64% 0.227 283.1)
XYZxyz(17.8295, 9.8597, 65.9160)
Luminance0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5838D8 #B8D838
analogous
#3868D8 #5838D8 #A838D8
triadic
#5838D8 #D85838 #38D858
tetradic
#5838D8 #D83868 #B8D838 #38D8A8
square
#5838D8 #D83868 #B8D838 #38D8A8
split-complementary
#5838D8 #D8A838 #68D838
monochromatic
#2D197D #3F23B0 #5838D8 #836BE2 #AE9EEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07
#5838D8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97
#5838D8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5838D8
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5838D8#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##5838D81.007.072.977.07
#FFFFFF7.071.0021.001.00
#0000002.9721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.071.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0053D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006586
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5838d8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 56, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.227 283.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9572e5',
    500: '#5838d8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5838d8;
$custom-light: #9572e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5838d8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 67.227,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4864,
    "c": 0.22729,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5838D8
secondary
#CBD893
accent
#EA3EC8
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F3EDFC
border
#CDC8D5
text
#0F0816
muted
#7F7B84

Preview Lab

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#5838D8 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva