#5D3499#5D3499

#5D3499 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.157 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D3499
RGB	rgb(93, 52, 153)
HSL	hsl(264, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(264, 66%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 66%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.99, 40.36, -48.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.99, 63.23, 309.67°)
OKLab	oklab(43.13% 0.0742 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(43.13% 0.157 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.4905, 7.0829, 30.8926)
Luminance	0.0708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.49

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D3499 #709934

analogous

#343E99 #5D3499 #8F3499

triadic

#5D3499 #995D34 #34995D

tetradic

#5D3499 #99343E #709934 #34998F

square

#5D3499 #99343E #709934 #34998F

split-complementary

#5D3499 #998F34 #3E9934

monochromatic

#25153E #41246B #5D3499 #7A49C1 #9B77D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#5D3499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#5D3499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D3499

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D3499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D3499	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F4B62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d3499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 52, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.157 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906eb8',
    500: '#5d3499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d3499;
$custom-light: #906eb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d3499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.356,
    "s": 49.268,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43127,
    "c": 0.15727,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D3499

secondary

#9BB970

accent

#D94FA1

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0D0711

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D3499

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

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