#5D38CD#5D38CD

#5D38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.214 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D38CD
RGB	rgb(93, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(255, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.05, 52.76, -71.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.05, 88.71, 306.50°)
OKLab	oklab(48.06% 0.0613 -0.2052)
OKLCH	oklch(48.06% 0.214 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.9445, 9.5624, 58.6986)
Luminance	0.0956 (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

#5D38CD #A8CD38

analogous

#385DCD #5D38CD #A738CD

triadic

#5D38CD #CD5D38 #38CD5D

tetradic

#5D38CD #CD385D #A8CD38 #38CDA7

square

#5D38CD #CD385D #A8CD38 #38CDA7

split-complementary

#5D38CD #CDA738 #5DCD38

monochromatic

#301C6F #4628A0 #5D38CD #8569D9 #AD9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#5D38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#5D38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D38CD

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D38CD	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.214 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672dd',
    500: '#5d38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d38cd;
$custom-light: #9672dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.899,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48062,
    "c": 0.21413,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D38CD

secondary

#C1D18F

accent

#E345BC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D38CD

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

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