#5C38CB#5C38CB

#5C38CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.212 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C38CB
RGB	rgb(92, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(255, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(255, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.77, 52.05, -70.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.77, 87.72, 306.40°)
OKLab	oklab(47.79% 0.0603 -0.2031)
OKLCH	oklch(47.79% 0.212 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.6041, 9.4146, 57.4306)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.03

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C38CB #A7CB38

analogous

#385DCB #5C38CB #A538CB

triadic

#5C38CB #CB5C38 #38CB5C

tetradic

#5C38CB #CB385D #A7CB38 #38CBA5

square

#5C38CB #CB385D #A7CB38 #38CBA5

split-complementary

#5C38CB #CBA538 #5DCB38

monochromatic

#301C6C #45299D #5C38CB #8469D8 #AB99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#5C38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#5C38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C38CB

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C38CB	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.212 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9572dc',
    500: '#5c38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c38cb;
$custom-light: #9572dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.694,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4779,
    "c": 0.21189,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C38CB

secondary

#C0D08F

accent

#E246BC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C38CB

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

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