#5D38C2#5D38C2

#5D38C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.201 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D38C2
RGB	rgb(93, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(256, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 49.64, -66.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 82.98, 306.75°)
OKLab	oklab(47.08% 0.0637 -0.191)
OKLCH	oklch(47.08% 0.201 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6631, 9.0498, 51.9499)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.81

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D38C2 #9DC238

analogous

#3858C2 #5D38C2 #A238C2

triadic

#5D38C2 #C25D38 #38C25D

tetradic

#5D38C2 #C23858 #9DC238 #38C2A2

square

#5D38C2 #C23858 #9DC238 #38C2A2

split-complementary

#5D38C2 #C2A238 #58C238

monochromatic

#2F1D63 #462A93 #5D38C2 #8265D2 #A994E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#5D38C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#5D38C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D38C2

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D38C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D38C2	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#375C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d38c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.201 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9572d6',
    500: '#5d38c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d38c2;
$custom-light: #9572d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d38c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.087,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47082,
    "c": 0.20135,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D38C2

secondary

#BACB8A

accent

#DF49B7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D38C2

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

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