#5938AE#5938AE

#5938AE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.177 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5938AE
RGB	rgb(89, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(257, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, 43.23, -58.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 72.41, 306.66°)
OKLab	oklab(44.98% 0.0615 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(44.98% 0.177 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.1718, 8.0077, 40.8878)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.53

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5938AE #8DAE38

analogous

#3852AE #5938AE #9438AE

triadic

#5938AE #AE5938 #38AE59

tetradic

#5938AE #AE3852 #8DAE38 #38AE94

square

#5938AE #AE3852 #8DAE38 #38AE94

split-complementary

#5938AE #AE9438 #52AE38

monochromatic

#2A1A51 #412980 #5938AE #7959CA #9E88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#5938AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#5938AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5938AE

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5938AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5938AE	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D556E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5938ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.177 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71c7',
    500: '#5938ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5938ae;
$custom-light: #8f71c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5938ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.78,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44981,
    "c": 0.17748,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5938AE

secondary

#B0C37F

accent

#DB4DB3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF8

border

#CCC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5938AE

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

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