#5A38D0#5A38D0

#5A38D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.218 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A38D0
RGB	rgb(90, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(253, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.03, 53.20, -73.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.03, 90.40, 306.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% 0.0563 -0.2104)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.218 285)
XYZ	xyz(17.0123, 9.5551, 60.6101)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.90

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A38D0 #AED038

analogous

#3862D0 #5A38D0 #A638D0

triadic

#5A38D0 #D05A38 #38D05A

tetradic

#5A38D0 #D03862 #AED038 #38D0A6

square

#5A38D0 #D03862 #AED038 #38D0A6

split-complementary

#5A38D0 #D0A638 #62D038

monochromatic

#2F1B73 #4327A4 #5A38D0 #836ADC #AC9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#5A38D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#5A38D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A38D0

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A38D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A38D0	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a38d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.218 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9572e0',
    500: '#5a38d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a38d0;
$custom-light: #9572e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a38d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.421,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48066,
    "c": 0.21786,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.09556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A38D0

secondary

#C4D391

accent

#E543C1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A38D0

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

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