#5D38AE#5D38AE

#5D38AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.177 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D38AE
RGB	rgb(93, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(259, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.42, 43.98, -57.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.42, 72.30, 307.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% 0.0672 -0.1643)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.177 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.5662, 8.2110, 40.9063)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D38AE #89AE38

analogous

#384EAE #5D38AE #9838AE

triadic

#5D38AE #AE5D38 #38AE5D

tetradic

#5D38AE #AE384E #89AE38 #38AE98

square

#5D38AE #AE384E #89AE38 #38AE98

split-complementary

#5D38AE #AE9838 #4EAE38

monochromatic

#2C1A51 #442980 #5D38AE #7D59CA #A188D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#5D38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5D38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D38AE

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D38AE	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45556E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.177 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9271c7',
    500: '#5d38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d38ae;
$custom-light: #9271c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.814,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45381,
    "c": 0.17749,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D38AE

secondary

#AEC37F

accent

#DB4DAE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D38AE

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

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