#5E2159#5E2159

#5E2159 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.116 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E2159
RGB	rgb(94, 33, 89)
HSL	hsl(305, 48%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(305, 65%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 5.3%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.29, 35.56, -20.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.29, 41.02, 330.10°)
OKLab	oklab(36.23% 0.1012 -0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(36.23% 0.116 331)
XYZ	xyz(6.9631, 4.1892, 9.8911)
Luminance	0.0419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E2159 #215E26

analogous

#45215E #5E2159 #5E213B

triadic

#5E2159 #595E21 #21595E

tetradic

#5E2159 #5E4521 #215E26 #213B5E

square

#5E2159 #5E4521 #215E26 #213B5E

split-complementary

#5E2159 #3B5E21 #215E45

monochromatic

#170815 #31112E #5E2159 #8B3184 #B941AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.43

#5E2159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#5E2159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E2159

11.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E2159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E2159	1.00	11.43	1.84	11.43
#FFFFFF	11.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D345B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#323D57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#622739

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e2159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 33, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.116 331.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6188',
    500: '#5e2159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e2159;
$custom-light: #8e6188;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e2159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.918,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36226,
    "c": 0.11567,
    "h": 331
  },
  "luminance": 0.04189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E2159

secondary

#49924F

accent

#D85B50

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAEF

border

#CBC6CA

text

#0C050B

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E2159

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

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