#5C238B#5C238B
#5C238B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.163 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5C238B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 35, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.8%, 74.8%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.69, 45.14, -47.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(27.69, 65.21, 313.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.68% 0.0935 -0.1339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.68% 0.163 304.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6738, 5.3415, 24.9425) |
| Luminance | 0.0534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.17
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.65
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.33
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.93
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 7.83
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5C238B #528B23
analogous
#28238B #5C238B #8B2386
triadic
#5C238B #8B5C23 #238B5C
tetradic
#5C238B #8B2823 #528B23 #23868B
square
#5C238B #8B2823 #528B23 #23868B
split-complementary
#5C238B #868B23 #238B28
monochromatic
#1B0A29 #3C175A #5C238B #7C2FBC #9A54D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.15
#5C238B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.07
#5C238B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5C238B
10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5C238B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5C238B | 1.00 | 10.15 | 2.07 | 10.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00408E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004189
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#533C55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#414141
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5c238b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 35, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.163 304.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f64ae',
500: '#5c238b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5c238b; $custom-light: #8f64ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5c238b",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 35,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.885,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39679,
"c": 0.16329,
"h": 304.9
},
"luminance": 0.05341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5C238B
secondary
#80B852
accent
#E3458C
background
#F9F6FA
surface
#F1EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0D0610
muted
#7E7A7F