#5E1859#5E1859
#5E1859 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.129 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E1859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 24, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 59%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 74%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 5.3%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.84, 39.59, -22.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.84, 45.64, 330.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.18% 0.1128 -0.0625) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.18% 0.129 331) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7459, 3.7547, 9.8187) |
| Luminance | 0.0375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 1.90
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 4.30
Rich Purple
#720058
ΔE00 4.84
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 5.07
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.70
Plum (survey)
#580F41
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E1859 #185E1D
analogous
#40185E #5E1859 #5E1836
triadic
#5E1859 #595E18 #18595E
tetradic
#5E1859 #5E4018 #185E1D #18365E
square
#5E1859 #5E4018 #185E1D #18365E
split-complementary
#5E1859 #365E18 #185E40
monochromatic
#180617 #2D0C2B #5E1859 #8F2487 #C031B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.99
#5E1859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#5E1859 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5E1859
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E1859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E1859 | 1.00 | 11.99 | 1.75 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#12305B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D3A57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#622036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#363636
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e1859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 24, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.129 331.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e5c88',
500: '#5e1859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e1859; $custom-light: #8e5c88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e1859",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 24,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.286,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 23.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35179,
"c": 0.12894,
"h": 331
},
"luminance": 0.03754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E1859
secondary
#3D9444
accent
#E35145
background
#F9F5F8
surface
#F1E9F0
border
#CBC5CB
text
#0D040B
muted
#7E797C