#5E21AF#5E21AF

#5E21AF is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.204 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E21AF
RGB	rgb(94, 33, 175)
HSL	hsl(266, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(266, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.3%, 81.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.79, 55.25, -63.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.79, 84.48, 310.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.87% 0.0885 -0.1833)
OKLCH	oklch(42.87% 0.204 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8957, 6.5622, 41.1363)
Luminance	0.0656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.77

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E21AF #72AF21

analogous

#212BAF #5E21AF #A521AF

triadic

#5E21AF #AF5E21 #21AF5E

tetradic

#5E21AF #AF212B #72AF21 #21AFA5

square

#5E21AF #AF212B #72AF21 #21AFA5

split-complementary

#5E21AF #AFA521 #2BAF21

monochromatic

#270E48 #42177C #5E21AF #7B34D9 #9D68E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.08

#5E21AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#5E21AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E21AF

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E21AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E21AF	1.00	9.08	2.31	9.08
#FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e21af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 33, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.204 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9465c8',
    500: '#5e21af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e21af;
$custom-light: #9465c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e21af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.775,
    "s": 68.269,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42872,
    "c": 0.20351,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E21AF

secondary

#9DC864

accent

#EB3DA0

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0E0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E21AF

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

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