#5A38D9#5A38D9
#5A38D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.228 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5A38D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 56, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 68%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 74%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 74.2%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.86, 55.77, -76.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.86, 95.01, 305.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.9% 0.0542 -0.2216) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.9% 0.228 283.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1512, 10.0106, 66.6080) |
| Luminance | 0.1001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 1.84
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 1.89
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 2.39
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 2.75
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.05
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5A38D9 #B7D938
analogous
#3866D9 #5A38D9 #AA38D9
triadic
#5A38D9 #D95A38 #38D95A
tetradic
#5A38D9 #D93866 #B7D938 #38D9AA
square
#5A38D9 #D93866 #B7D938 #38D9AA
split-complementary
#5A38D9 #D9AA38 #66D938
monochromatic
#2E187E #4022B2 #5A38D9 #856BE3 #AF9FED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#5A38D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#5A38D9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5A38D9
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5A38D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5A38D9 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0054D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#046586
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5a38d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 56, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.228 283.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9673e6',
500: '#5a38d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5a38d9; $custom-light: #9673e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5a38d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 56,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.671,
"s": 67.932,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48903,
"c": 0.22818,
"h": 283.7
},
"luminance": 0.10012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5A38D9
secondary
#CAD994
accent
#EB3DC6
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F3EDFD
border
#CDC8D5
text
#0F0816
muted
#7F7B84