#5A268E#5A268E
#5A268E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.162 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5A268E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 38, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 58%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 73%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.6%, 73.2%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.15, 44.09, -48.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.15, 65.30, 312.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.02% 0.0869 -0.1372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.02% 0.162 302.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7909, 5.5129, 26.1342) |
| Luminance | 0.0551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.72
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.03
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.66
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.57
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.73
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5A268E #5A8E26
analogous
#26268E #5A268E #8E268E
triadic
#5A268E #8E5A26 #268E5A
tetradic
#5A268E #8E2626 #5A8E26 #268E8E
square
#5A268E #8E2626 #5A8E26 #268E8E
split-complementary
#5A268E #8E8E26 #268E26
monochromatic
#1D0C2D #3B195E #5A268E #7933BE #975BD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.99
#5A268E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.10
#5A268E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5A268E
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5A268E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5A268E | 1.00 | 9.99 | 2.10 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004291
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00428C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4F3F57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5a268e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 38, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.162 302.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e65b0',
500: '#5a268e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5a268e; $custom-light: #8e65b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5a268e",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 38,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 57.778,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40022,
"c": 0.16246,
"h": 302.3
},
"luminance": 0.05513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5A268E
secondary
#88B858
accent
#E14794
background
#F9F6FA
surface
#F1EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0D0610
muted
#7E7A7F