#5D397D#5D397D

#5D397D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.114 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D397D
RGB	rgb(93, 57, 125)
HSL	hsl(272, 37%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(272, 54%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 54.4%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.19, 30.06, -32.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.19, 44.40, 312.61°)
OKLab	oklab(41.94% 0.0681 -0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(41.94% 0.114 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.6782, 6.7342, 20.1880)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D397D #597D39

analogous

#3B397D #5D397D #7D397B

triadic

#5D397D #7D5D39 #397D5D

tetradic

#5D397D #7D3B39 #597D39 #397B7D

square

#5D397D #7D3B39 #597D39 #397B7D

split-complementary

#5D397D #7B7D39 #397D3B

monochromatic

#1E1329 #3E2653 #5D397D #7C4CA7 #9A72BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#5D397D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#5D397D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D397D

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D397D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D397D	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24487F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F4A7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d397d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 57, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.114 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d71a3',
    500: '#5d397d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d397d;
$custom-light: #8d71a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d397d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 37.363,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41939,
    "c": 0.11422,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D397D

secondary

#87A86A

accent

#CD5A91

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF4

border

#CBC7CE

text

#0C070F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D397D

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

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