#5D178D#5D178D
#5D178D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.178 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5D178D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(93, 23, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 72%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 83.7%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.34, 50.57, -50.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.34, 71.45, 315.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.82% 0.1051 -0.1438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.82% 0.178 306.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6272, 4.8631, 25.6256) |
| Luminance | 0.0486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.32
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.63
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.04
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.41
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.85
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5D178D #478D17
analogous
#22178D #5D178D #8D1782
triadic
#5D178D #8D5D17 #178D5D
tetradic
#5D178D #8D2217 #478D17 #17828D
square
#5D178D #8D2217 #478D17 #17828D
split-complementary
#5D178D #828D17 #178D22
monochromatic
#180624 #3A0E58 #5D178D #8020C2 #9E3FE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.65
#5D178D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.97
#5D178D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5D178D
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5D178D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5D178D | 1.00 | 10.65 | 1.97 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003C90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003F8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543753
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5d178d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 23, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.178 306.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#905eaf',
500: '#5d178d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5d178d; $custom-light: #905eaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5d178d",
"rgb": {
"r": 93,
"g": 23,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.593,
"s": 71.951,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38818,
"c": 0.1781,
"h": 306.2
},
"luminance": 0.04863
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5D178D
secondary
#74C040
accent
#EF3983
background
#F9F5FA
surface
#F2EAF5
border
#CCC6CF
text
#0D0510
muted
#7E797F