#5D37CE#5D37CE

#5D37CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.216 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D37CE
RGB	rgb(93, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.96, 53.55, -72.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.96, 89.76, 306.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.03% 0.0618 -0.2073)
OKLCH	oklch(48.03% 0.216 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.0176, 9.5148, 59.3204)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.23

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D37CE #A8CE37

analogous

#375CCE #5D37CE #A837CE

triadic

#5D37CE #CE5D37 #37CE5D

tetradic

#5D37CE #CE375C #A8CE37 #37CEA8

square

#5D37CE #CE375C #A8CE37 #37CEA8

split-complementary

#5D37CE #CEA837 #5CCE37

monochromatic

#301B6F #4627A0 #5D37CE #8568DA #AD99E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#5D37CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5D37CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D37CE

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D37CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D37CE	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B6080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d37ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.216 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672de',
    500: '#5d37ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d37ce;
$custom-light: #9672de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d37ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.099,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48027,
    "c": 0.21632,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D37CE

secondary

#C1D28F

accent

#E444BC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D37CE

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

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