#5A36C4#5A36C4

#5A36C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.206 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A36C4
RGB	rgb(90, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(255, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(255, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.59, 50.78, -68.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.59, 85.25, 306.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.0606 -0.1969)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.206 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4965, 8.7967, 53.0952)
Luminance	0.0880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.50

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A36C4 #A0C436

analogous

#3659C4 #5A36C4 #A136C4

triadic

#5A36C4 #C45A36 #36C45A

tetradic

#5A36C4 #C43659 #A0C436 #36C4A1

square

#5A36C4 #C43659 #A0C436 #36C4A1

split-complementary

#5A36C4 #C4A136 #59C436

monochromatic

#2E1C64 #442994 #5A36C4 #8063D4 #A793E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#5A36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#5A36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A36C4

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A36C4	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E5C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.206 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9371d7',
    500: '#5a36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a36c4;
$custom-light: #9371d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.211,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46717,
    "c": 0.20603,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A36C4

secondary

#BBCC89

accent

#E048B9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A36C4

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

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