#5838D9#5838D9
#5838D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.228 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5838D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(88, 56, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 68%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 74%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.4%, 74.2%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.68, 55.52, -77.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.68, 95.10, 305.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.73% 0.0514 -0.2226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.73% 0.228 283) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9592, 9.9116, 66.5990) |
| Luminance | 0.0991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 1.73
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 2.02
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 2.61
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 2.64
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.16
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 3.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5838D9 #B9D938
analogous
#3869D9 #5838D9 #A838D9
triadic
#5838D9 #D95838 #38D958
tetradic
#5838D9 #D93869 #B9D938 #38D9A8
square
#5838D9 #D93869 #B9D938 #38D9A8
split-complementary
#5838D9 #D9A838 #69D938
monochromatic
#2C187E #3F22B2 #5838D9 #836BE3 #AE9FED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.04
#5838D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#5838D9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5838D9
7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5838D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5838D9 | 1.00 | 7.04 | 2.98 | 7.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0053D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006686
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5838d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 56, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.228 283.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9572e6',
500: '#5838d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5838d9; $custom-light: #9572e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5838d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 88,
"g": 56,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.925,
"s": 67.932,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48734,
"c": 0.22844,
"h": 283
},
"luminance": 0.09913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5838D9
secondary
#CBD994
accent
#EB3DC8
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F3EDFD
border
#CDC8D5
text
#0F0816
muted
#7F7B84