#5C238E#5C238E
#5C238E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.167 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5C238E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 35, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.2%, 75.4%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.93, 45.88, -48.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(27.93, 66.78, 313.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.92% 0.0929 -0.1382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.92% 0.167 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8960, 5.4304, 26.1128) |
| Luminance | 0.0543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.99
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.69
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.27
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.23
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 7.79
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5C238E #558E23
analogous
#27238E #5C238E #8E238A
triadic
#5C238E #8E5C23 #238E5C
tetradic
#5C238E #8E2723 #558E23 #238A8E
square
#5C238E #8E2723 #558E23 #238A8E
split-complementary
#5C238E #8A8E23 #238E27
monochromatic
#1C0B2C #3C175D #5C238E #7C2FBF #9A56D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.07
#5C238E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.09
#5C238E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5C238E
10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5C238E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5C238E | 1.00 | 10.07 | 2.09 | 10.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004191
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00428C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#523D57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5c238e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 35, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.167 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f64b0',
500: '#5c238e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5c238e; $custom-light: #8f64b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5c238e",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 35,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.963,
"s": 60.452,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39925,
"c": 0.1665,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.0543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5C238E
secondary
#83B953
accent
#E4448F
background
#F9F6FA
surface
#F1EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0D0611
muted
#7E7A80