#5C38CD#5C38CD

#5C38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.214 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C38CD
RGB	rgb(92, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(254, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(254, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.95, 52.62, -71.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.95, 88.76, 306.36°)
OKLab	oklab(47.97% 0.0599 -0.2057)
OKLCH	oklch(47.97% 0.214 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8439, 9.5105, 58.6939)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C38CD #A9CD38

analogous

#385ECD #5C38CD #A638CD

triadic

#5C38CD #CD5C38 #38CD5C

tetradic

#5C38CD #CD385E #A9CD38 #38CDA6

square

#5C38CD #CD385E #A9CD38 #38CDA6

split-complementary

#5C38CD #CDA638 #5ECD38

monochromatic

#301C6F #4528A0 #5C38CD #8469D9 #AC9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#5C38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5C38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C38CD

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C38CD	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.214 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672dd',
    500: '#5c38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c38cd;
$custom-light: #9672dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.497,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47971,
    "c": 0.2142,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C38CD

secondary

#C1D18F

accent

#E345BD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C38CD

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

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