#5E1C9E#5E1C9E
#5E1C9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.191 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E1C9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 28, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.5%, 82.3%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.59, 52.96, -57.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.59, 77.99, 312.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.87% 0.0976 -0.1637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.87% 0.191 300.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2014, 5.6787, 32.8471) |
| Luminance | 0.0568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.77
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.00
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.04
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.22
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.28
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E1C9E #5C9E1C
analogous
#1D1C9E #5E1C9E #9E1C9D
triadic
#5E1C9E #9E5E1C #1C9E5E
tetradic
#5E1C9E #9E1D1C #5C9E1C #1C9D9E
square
#5E1C9E #9E1D1C #5C9E1C #1C9D9E
split-complementary
#5E1C9E #9D9E1C #1C9E1D
monochromatic
#200A36 #3F136A #5E1C9E #7D25D2 #9B54E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.83
#5E1C9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.14
#5E1C9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5E1C9E
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E1C9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E1C9E | 1.00 | 9.83 | 2.14 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0043A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00439C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4F415E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#434343
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e1c9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 28, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.191 300.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9262bc',
500: '#5e1c9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e1c9e; $custom-light: #9262bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e1c9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 28,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.462,
"s": 69.892,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4087,
"c": 0.1906,
"h": 300.8
},
"luminance": 0.05679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E1C9E
secondary
#8AC452
accent
#ED3B93
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF6
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0E0512
muted
#7E7A81