#5E2299#5E2299

#5E2299 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.180 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E2299
RGB	rgb(94, 34, 153)
HSL	hsl(270, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(270, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 77.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.96, 49.39, -53.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.96, 72.88, 312.66°)
OKLab	oklab(41% 0.0942 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.18 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.9365, 5.8236, 30.6787)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E2299 #5D9922

analogous

#232299 #5E2299 #992299

triadic

#5E2299 #995E22 #22995E

tetradic

#5E2299 #992322 #5D9922 #229999

square

#5E2299 #992322 #5D9922 #229999

split-complementary

#5E2299 #999922 #229923

monochromatic

#200C35 #3F1767 #5E2299 #7D2DCB #9B5BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#5E2299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#5E2299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E2299

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E2299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E2299	1.00	9.70	2.16	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51415D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e2299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 34, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.180 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9164b8',
    500: '#5e2299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e2299;
$custom-light: #9164b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e2299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.252,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40997,
    "c": 0.17968,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E2299

secondary

#8BBF58

accent

#E74193

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E2299

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

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