#5A23BD#5A23BD

#5A23BD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.216 H 290.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A23BD
RGB	rgb(90, 35, 189)
HSL	hsl(261, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(261, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 81.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.92, 57.51, -70.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.92, 90.90, 309.25°)
OKLab	oklab(43.95% 0.0762 -0.2024)
OKLCH	oklch(43.95% 0.216 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0001, 7.0492, 48.7572)
Luminance	0.0705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.33

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A23BD #86BD23

analogous

#2339BD #5A23BD #A723BD

triadic

#5A23BD #BD5A23 #23BD5A

tetradic

#5A23BD #BD2339 #86BD23 #23BDA7

square

#5A23BD #BD2339 #86BD23 #23BDA7

split-complementary

#5A23BD #BDA723 #39BD23

monochromatic

#291056 #411989 #5A23BD #7941DC #9D75E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#5A23BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#5A23BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A23BD

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A23BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A23BD	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a23bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 35, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.216 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9466d2',
    500: '#5a23bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a23bd;
$custom-light: #9466d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a23bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.429,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43951,
    "c": 0.21626,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A23BD

secondary

#ABCD6F

accent

#EC3CAD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A23BD

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

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