#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
RGB	rgb(88, 56, 216)
HSL	hsl(252, 67%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 74.1%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 55.23, -76.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 94.59, 305.73°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% 0.0516 -0.2213)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.227 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.8295, 9.8597, 65.9160)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

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
##5838D8	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #5838D8

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

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