#5C38AF#5C38AF

#5C38AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.179 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C38AF
RGB	rgb(92, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(258, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(258, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.39, 44.08, -58.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.39, 72.87, 307.22°)
OKLab	oklab(45.36% 0.0656 -0.1662)
OKLCH	oklch(45.36% 0.179 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5635, 8.1983, 41.4169)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.81

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C38AF #8BAF38

analogous

#3850AF #5C38AF #9738AF

triadic

#5C38AF #AF5C38 #38AF5C

tetradic

#5C38AF #AF3850 #8BAF38 #38AF97

square

#5C38AF #AF3850 #8BAF38 #38AF97

split-complementary

#5C38AF #AF9738 #50AF38

monochromatic

#2B1A52 #442981 #5C38AF #7C5ACA #A188D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#5C38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5C38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C38AF

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C38AF	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42556F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.179 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171c8',
    500: '#5c38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c38af;
$custom-light: #9171c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.151,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45362,
    "c": 0.17869,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C38AF

secondary

#AFC380

accent

#DB4DB0

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF8

border

#CCC7D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C38AF

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

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