#5A38DB#5A38DB

#5A38DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.230 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A38DB
RGB	rgb(90, 56, 219)
HSL	hsl(253, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(253, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 56.34, -77.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 96.02, 305.93°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.0537 -0.2241)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.23 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.4129, 10.1153, 67.9863)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A38DB #B9DB38

analogous

#3868DB #5A38DB #AC38DB

triadic

#5A38DB #DB5A38 #38DB5A

tetradic

#5A38DB #DB3868 #B9DB38 #38DBAC

square

#5A38DB #DB3868 #B9DB38 #38DBAC

split-complementary

#5A38DB #DBAC38 #68DB38

monochromatic

#2D1781 #4021B5 #5A38DB #856CE4 #B0A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#5A38DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#5A38DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A38DB

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A38DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A38DB	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006687

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a38db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 56, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.230 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9773e7',
    500: '#5a38db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a38db;
$custom-light: #9773e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a38db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.515,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49091,
    "c": 0.23045,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A38DB

secondary

#CCDA95

accent

#EC3CC7

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A38DB

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

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