#5E2155#5E2155

#5E2155 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.112 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E2155
RGB	rgb(94, 33, 85)
HSL	hsl(309, 48%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(309, 65%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 9.6%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.08, 34.82, -18.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.08, 39.25, 332.51°)
OKLab	oklab(36% 0.1006 -0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(36% 0.112 333.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7997, 4.1238, 9.0304)
Luminance	0.0412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E2155 #215E2A

analogous

#48215E #5E2155 #5E2137

triadic

#5E2155 #555E21 #21555E

tetradic

#5E2155 #5E4821 #215E2A #21375E

square

#5E2155 #5E4821 #215E2A #21375E

split-complementary

#5E2155 #375E21 #215E48

monochromatic

#170814 #31112C #5E2155 #8B317E #B941A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.51

#5E2155 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#5E2155 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E2155

11.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E2155	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E2155	1.00	11.51	1.82	11.51
#FFFFFF	11.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#203457

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#333C53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#622537

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e2155;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 33, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.112 333.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6185',
    500: '#5e2155',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e2155;
$custom-light: #8e6185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e2155",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.852,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36004,
    "c": 0.11206,
    "h": 333.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E2155

secondary

#499253

accent

#D86450

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAEF

border

#CBC6CA

text

#0C050B

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E2155

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

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