#5C5172#5C5172

#5C5172 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.054 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C5172
RGB	rgb(92, 81, 114)
HSL	hsl(260, 17%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(260, 29%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 28.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.70, 11.95, -17.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.70, 20.96, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% 0.0268 -0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.054 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.3927, 9.3750, 17.1784)
Luminance	0.0938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C5172 #677251

analogous

#515672 #5C5172 #6C5172

triadic

#5C5172 #725C51 #51725C

tetradic

#5C5172 #725156 #677251 #51726C

square

#5C5172 #725156 #677251 #51726C

split-complementary

#5C5172 #726C51 #567251

monochromatic

#221E2A #3F384E #5C5172 #796B96 #998EAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#5C5172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#5C5172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C5172

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C5172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C5172	1.00	7.30	2.87	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A5673

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5671

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58565D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c5172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 81, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.054 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a819a',
    500: '#5c5172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c5172;
$custom-light: #8a819a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c5172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 16.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4589,
    "c": 0.05435,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C5172

secondary

#949D82

accent

#BA6EA0

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#F0EEF2

border

#CBC9CC

text

#0C0A0E

muted

#7D7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C5172

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

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