#5C3391#5C3391

#5C3391 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.149 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C3391
RGB	rgb(92, 51, 145)
HSL	hsl(266, 48%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(266, 65%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 64.8%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.08, 38.53, -45.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.08, 59.44, 310.41°)
OKLab	oklab(42.26% 0.0747 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(42.26% 0.149 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.7070, 6.6872, 27.5092)
Luminance	0.0669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 8.82

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C3391 #689133

analogous

#333991 #5C3391 #8B3391

triadic

#5C3391 #915C33 #33915C

tetradic

#5C3391 #913339 #689133 #33918B

square

#5C3391 #913339 #689133 #33918B

split-complementary

#5C3391 #918B33 #399133

monochromatic

#231336 #3F2364 #5C3391 #7944BD #9971CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.98

#5C3391 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#5C3391 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C3391

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C3391	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C3391	1.00	8.98	2.34	8.98
#FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004994

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B488F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50485D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c3391;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 51, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.149 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6db2',
    500: '#5c3391',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c3391;
$custom-light: #8e6db2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c3391",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.17,
    "s": 47.959,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42255,
    "c": 0.14877,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C3391

secondary

#95B56B

accent

#D8509D

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0D0711

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C3391

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

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