#5D38CB#5D38CB

#5D38CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.212 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D38CB
RGB	rgb(93, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(255, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(255, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.87, 52.20, -70.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.87, 87.68, 306.54°)
OKLab	oklab(47.88% 0.0617 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(47.88% 0.212 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.7047, 9.4664, 57.4353)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D38CB #A6CB38

analogous

#385CCB #5D38CB #A638CB

triadic

#5D38CB #CB5D38 #38CB5D

tetradic

#5D38CB #CB385C #A6CB38 #38CBA6

square

#5D38CB #CB385C #A6CB38 #38CBA6

split-complementary

#5D38CB #CBA638 #5CCB38

monochromatic

#301C6C #46299D #5D38CB #8469D8 #AC99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#5D38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#5D38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D38CB

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D38CB	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.212 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672dc',
    500: '#5d38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d38cb;
$custom-light: #9672dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.102,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47882,
    "c": 0.21182,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D38CB

secondary

#C0D08F

accent

#E246BB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D38CB

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

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