#5E23B1#5E23B1

#5E23B1 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.204 H 295.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E23B1
RGB	rgb(94, 35, 177)
HSL	hsl(265, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(265, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 80.2%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, 54.97, -64.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 84.64, 310.50°)
OKLab	oklab(43.25% 0.0864 -0.1846)
OKLCH	oklch(43.25% 0.204 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1508, 6.7557, 42.1975)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.34

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E23B1 #76B123

analogous

#232FB1 #5E23B1 #A523B1

triadic

#5E23B1 #B15E23 #23B15E

tetradic

#5E23B1 #B1232F #76B123 #23B1A5

square

#5E23B1 #B1232F #76B123 #23B1A5

split-complementary

#5E23B1 #B1A523 #2FB123

monochromatic

#280F4B #43197E #5E23B1 #7B39D8 #9D6CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#5E23B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#5E23B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E23B1

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E23B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E23B1	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e23b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 35, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.204 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9466c9',
    500: '#5e23b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e23b1;
$custom-light: #9466c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e23b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.93,
    "s": 66.981,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43245,
    "c": 0.20382,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E23B1

secondary

#A0C868

accent

#EA3EA2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0E0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E23B1

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

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