#5E2AA1#5E2AA1

#5E2AA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.179 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E2AA1
RGB	rgb(94, 42, 161)
HSL	hsl(266, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(266, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.6%, 73.9%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.90, 47.81, -55.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.90, 73.11, 310.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.57% 0.0849 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(42.57% 0.179 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.8754, 6.6086, 34.3612)
Luminance	0.0661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.25

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E2AA1 #6DA12A

analogous

#2A32A1 #5E2AA1 #992AA1

triadic

#5E2AA1 #A15E2A #2AA15E

tetradic

#5E2AA1 #A12A32 #6DA12A #2AA199

square

#5E2AA1 #A12A32 #6DA12A #2AA199

split-complementary

#5E2AA1 #A1992A #32A12A

monochromatic

#251140 #421D70 #5E2AA1 #7B3CCC #9C6DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.04

#5E2AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#5E2AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E2AA1

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E2AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E2AA1	1.00	9.04	2.32	9.04
#FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00479F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e2aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 42, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.179 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9269be',
    500: '#5e2aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e2aa1;
$custom-light: #9269be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e2aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.218,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42569,
    "c": 0.17945,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E2AA1

secondary

#99C067

accent

#E2469E

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF7

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0E0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E2AA1

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

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