#5D397E#5D397E

#5D397E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.116 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D397E
RGB	rgb(93, 57, 126)
HSL	hsl(271, 38%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(271, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 54.8%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.25, 30.32, -33.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.25, 44.96, 312.40°)
OKLab	oklab(42% 0.0681 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(42% 0.116 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7424, 6.7598, 20.5262)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D397E #5A7E39

analogous

#3A397E #5D397E #7E397C

triadic

#5D397E #7E5D39 #397E5D

tetradic

#5D397E #7E3A39 #5A7E39 #397C7E

square

#5D397E #7E3A39 #5A7E39 #397C7E

split-complementary

#5D397E #7C7E39 #397E3A

monochromatic

#1F132A #3E2654 #5D397E #7C4CA8 #9A72BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#5D397E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#5D397E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D397E

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D397E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D397E	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#234880

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E4A7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d397e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 57, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.116 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d71a4',
    500: '#5d397e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d397e;
$custom-light: #8d71a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d397e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.304,
    "s": 37.705,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42003,
    "c": 0.11552,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D397E

secondary

#88A86A

accent

#CE5A91

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF4

border

#CBC7CE

text

#0C070F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D397E

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

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