#5D38AF#5D38AF

#5D38AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.179 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D38AF
RGB	rgb(93, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(259, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, 44.26, -57.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 72.84, 307.42°)
OKLab	oklab(45.46% 0.067 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(45.46% 0.179 292)
XYZ	xyz(13.6641, 8.2502, 41.4216)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D38AF #8AAF38

analogous

#384FAF #5D38AF #9838AF

triadic

#5D38AF #AF5D38 #38AF5D

tetradic

#5D38AF #AF384F #8AAF38 #38AF98

square

#5D38AF #AF384F #8AAF38 #38AF98

split-complementary

#5D38AF #AF9838 #4FAF38

monochromatic

#2C1A52 #442981 #5D38AF #7D5ACA #A188D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#5D38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#5D38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D38AF

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D38AF	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44556F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.179 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9271c8',
    500: '#5d38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d38af;
$custom-light: #9271c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.655,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45463,
    "c": 0.17871,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.08251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D38AF

secondary

#AEC380

accent

#DB4DAF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D38AF

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

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