#5E1E9E#5E1E9E
#5E1E9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.189 H 300.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E1E9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 30, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.5%, 81%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.84, 52.21, -56.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.84, 77.18, 312.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.05% 0.0961 -0.1625) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.05% 0.189 300.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2504, 5.7768, 32.8634) |
| Luminance | 0.0578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.51
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.05
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.23
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.23
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.27
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E1E9E #5E9E1E
analogous
#1E1E9E #5E1E9E #9E1E9E
triadic
#5E1E9E #9E5E1E #1E9E5E
tetradic
#5E1E9E #9E1E1E #5E9E1E #1E9E9E
square
#5E1E9E #9E1E1E #5E9E1E #1E9E9E
split-complementary
#5E1E9E #9E9E1E #1E9E1E
monochromatic
#210A37 #3F146B #5E1E9E #7D28D1 #9B57DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.74
#5E1E9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.16
#5E1E9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5E1E9E
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E1E9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E1E9E | 1.00 | 9.74 | 2.16 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0043A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00439C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4F425F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#444444
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e1e9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 30, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.189 300.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9262bc',
500: '#5e1e9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e1e9e; $custom-light: #9262bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e1e9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 30,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41047,
"c": 0.18879,
"h": 300.6
},
"luminance": 0.05777
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E1E9E
secondary
#8CC355
accent
#EB3D94
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF6
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0E0612
muted
#7E7A81