#5E23AF#5E23AF

#5E23AF is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.202 H 295.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E23AF
RGB	rgb(94, 35, 175)
HSL	hsl(265, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(265, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.3%, 80%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.06, 54.46, -63.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.06, 83.63, 310.63°)
OKLab	oklab(43.06% 0.087 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(43.06% 0.202 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.9529, 6.6766, 41.1554)
Luminance	0.0668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.52

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E23AF #74AF23

analogous

#232EAF #5E23AF #A423AF

triadic

#5E23AF #AF5E23 #23AF5E

tetradic

#5E23AF #AF232E #74AF23 #23AFA4

square

#5E23AF #AF232E #74AF23 #23AFA4

split-complementary

#5E23AF #AFA423 #2EAF23

monochromatic

#270F49 #43197C #5E23AF #7B38D7 #9D6BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#5E23AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#5E23AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E23AF

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E23AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E23AF	1.00	8.99	2.34	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e23af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 35, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.202 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9466c8',
    500: '#5e23af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e23af;
$custom-light: #9466c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e23af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.286,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4306,
    "c": 0.20173,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E23AF

secondary

#9FC766

accent

#EA3EA1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0E0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E23AF

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

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