#5A37C3#5A37C3

#5A37C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.204 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A37C3
RGB	rgb(90, 55, 195)
HSL	hsl(255, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(255, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.68, 49.98, -67.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.68, 84.18, 306.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.76% 0.06 -0.1948)
OKLCH	oklch(46.76% 0.204 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4300, 8.8454, 52.5135)
Luminance	0.0885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.51

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A37C3 #A0C337

analogous

#375AC3 #5A37C3 #A037C3

triadic

#5A37C3 #C35A37 #37C35A

tetradic

#5A37C3 #C3375A #A0C337 #37C3A0

square

#5A37C3 #C3375A #A0C337 #37C3A0

split-complementary

#5A37C3 #C3A037 #5AC337

monochromatic

#2E1C64 #442A93 #5A37C3 #8064D3 #A794E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#5A37C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#5A37C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A37C3

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A37C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A37C3	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F5C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a37c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 55, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.204 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9371d6',
    500: '#5a37c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a37c3;
$custom-light: #9371d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a37c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46757,
    "c": 0.20379,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A37C3

secondary

#BBCC8A

accent

#DF49BA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A37C3

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

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