#5938C5#5938C5

#5938C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.205 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5938C5
RGB	rgb(89, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(254, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(254, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 49.88, -68.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 84.71, 306.08°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% 0.0573 -0.1969)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.205 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.6090, 8.9826, 53.7238)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.12

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5938C5 #A4C538

analogous

#385DC5 #5938C5 #A038C5

triadic

#5938C5 #C55938 #38C559

tetradic

#5938C5 #C5385D #A4C538 #38C5A0

square

#5938C5 #C5385D #A4C538 #38C5A0

split-complementary

#5938C5 #C5A038 #5DC538

monochromatic

#2E1D66 #432A95 #5938C5 #8067D4 #A896E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#5938C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5938C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5938C5

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5938C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5938C5	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5938c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.205 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9372d8',
    500: '#5938c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5938c5;
$custom-light: #9372d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5938c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.043,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46977,
    "c": 0.20512,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5938C5

secondary

#BECD8C

accent

#DF49BC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5938C5

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

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