#5C38AE#5C38AE

#5C38AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.177 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C38AE
RGB	rgb(92, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(258, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(258, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, 43.79, -57.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 72.33, 307.26°)
OKLab	oklab(45.28% 0.0658 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(45.28% 0.177 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4657, 8.1592, 40.9016)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.86

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C38AE #8AAE38

analogous

#384FAE #5C38AE #9738AE

triadic

#5C38AE #AE5C38 #38AE5C

tetradic

#5C38AE #AE384F #8AAE38 #38AE97

square

#5C38AE #AE384F #8AAE38 #38AE97

split-complementary

#5C38AE #AE9738 #4FAE38

monochromatic

#2B1A51 #442980 #5C38AE #7C59CA #A088D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#5C38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#5C38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C38AE

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C38AE	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43556E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.177 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171c7',
    500: '#5c38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c38ae;
$custom-light: #9171c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.305,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45279,
    "c": 0.17747,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C38AE

secondary

#AEC37F

accent

#DB4DB0

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF8

border

#CCC7D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C38AE

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

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