#5E1256#5E1256

#5E1256 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.4% C 0.134 H 332.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E1256
RGB	rgb(94, 18, 86)
HSL	hsl(306, 68%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(306, 81%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 8.5%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.89, 41.28, -22.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.89, 46.88, 331.71°)
OKLab	oklab(34.44% 0.1191 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(34.44% 0.134 332.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.5121, 3.4847, 9.1319)
Luminance	0.0348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E1256 #125E1A

analogous

#40125E #5E1256 #5E1230

triadic

#5E1256 #565E12 #12565E

tetradic

#5E1256 #5E4012 #125E1A #12305E

square

#5E1256 #5E4012 #125E1A #12305E

split-complementary

#5E1256 #305E12 #125E40

monochromatic

#1A0517 #2B0827 #5E1256 #911C85 #C526B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.38

#5E1256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#5E1256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E1256

12.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E1256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E1256	1.00	12.38	1.70	12.38
#FFFFFF	12.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E2E58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#621A33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e1256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 18, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.4% 0.134 332.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f5a86',
    500: '#5e1256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e1256;
$custom-light: #8f5a86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e1256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.316,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34437,
    "c": 0.13379,
    "h": 332.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E1256

secondary

#359640

accent

#EB4F3D

background

#F9F5F8

surface

#F1E9EF

border

#CBC5CA

text

#0D040B

muted

#7E797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E1256

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

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