#5938CD#5938CD

#5938CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.214 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5938CD
RGB	rgb(89, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(253, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.67, 52.19, -71.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.67, 88.89, 305.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.7% 0.0556 -0.2072)
OKLCH	oklch(47.7% 0.214 285)
XYZ	xyz(16.5501, 9.3590, 58.6801)
Luminance	0.0936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.62

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5938CD #ACCD38

analogous

#3861CD #5938CD #A338CD

triadic

#5938CD #CD5938 #38CD59

tetradic

#5938CD #CD3861 #ACCD38 #38CDA3

square

#5938CD #CD3861 #ACCD38 #38CDA3

split-complementary

#5938CD #CDA338 #61CD38

monochromatic

#2E1C6F #4328A0 #5938CD #8269D9 #AB9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#5938CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#5938CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5938CD

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5938CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5938CD	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5938cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.214 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9472dd',
    500: '#5938cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5938cd;
$custom-light: #9472dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5938cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.289,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47703,
    "c": 0.21449,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.0936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5938CD

secondary

#C3D18F

accent

#E345C0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5938CD

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

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