#5A38D5#5A38D5
#5A38D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.224 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5A38D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 56, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 65%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 74%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 73.7%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.49, 54.63, -75.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.49, 92.97, 305.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.53% 0.0552 -0.2167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.53% 0.224 284.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6372, 9.8050, 63.9011) |
| Luminance | 0.0981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 1.38
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 2.32
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 2.35
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 2.69
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 2.78
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5A38D5 #B3D538
analogous
#3864D5 #5A38D5 #A938D5
triadic
#5A38D5 #D55A38 #38D55A
tetradic
#5A38D5 #D53864 #B3D538 #38D5A9
square
#5A38D5 #D53864 #B3D538 #38D5A9
split-complementary
#5A38D5 #D5A938 #64D538
monochromatic
#2E1A79 #4224AC #5A38D5 #846BE0 #AE9DEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.09
#5A38D5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.96
#5A38D5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5A38D5
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5A38D5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5A38D5 | 1.00 | 7.09 | 2.96 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0053D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#136484
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5a38d5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 56, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.224 284.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9672e3',
500: '#5a38d5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5a38d5; $custom-light: #9672e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5a38d5",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 56,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.994,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48529,
"c": 0.22362,
"h": 284.3
},
"luminance": 0.09806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5A38D5
secondary
#C8D692
accent
#E840C4
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F3EDFC
border
#CDC8D5
text
#0F0816
muted
#7F7B84