#5A27AE#5A27AE
#5A27AE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.197 H 293.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5A27AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 39, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.3%, 77.6%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.07, 51.93, -62.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.07, 81.55, 309.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.93% 0.0782 -0.1804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.93% 0.197 293.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5798, 6.6803, 40.6628) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.46
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.58
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.03
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.04
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.89
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5A27AE #7BAE27
analogous
#2737AE #5A27AE #9E27AE
triadic
#5A27AE #AE5A27 #27AE5A
tetradic
#5A27AE #AE2737 #7BAE27 #27AE9E
square
#5A27AE #AE2737 #7BAE27 #27AE9E
split-complementary
#5A27AE #AE9E27 #37AE27
monochromatic
#26114A #401C7C #5A27AE #773ED4 #9A70DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#5A27AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#5A27AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5A27AE
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5A27AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5A27AE | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#404D6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5a27ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 39, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.197 293.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9167c7',
500: '#5a27ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5a27ae; $custom-light: #9167c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5a27ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 39,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.667,
"s": 63.38,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42929,
"c": 0.19663,
"h": 293.4
},
"luminance": 0.06681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5A27AE
secondary
#A4C66B
accent
#E641A8
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF8
border
#CCC6D1
text
#0E0613
muted
#7E7A82