#5E2CA2#5E2CA2

#5E2CA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.178 H 297.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E2CA2
RGB	rgb(94, 44, 162)
HSL	hsl(265, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(265, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(42%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.32, 47.11, -55.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.32, 72.58, 310.47°)
OKLab	oklab(42.9% 0.0828 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(42.9% 0.178 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.0367, 6.7895, 34.8517)
Luminance	0.0679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.90

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E2CA2 #70A22C

analogous

#2C35A2 #5E2CA2 #992CA2

triadic

#5E2CA2 #A25E2C #2CA25E

tetradic

#5E2CA2 #A22C35 #70A22C #2CA299

square

#5E2CA2 #A22C35 #70A22C #2CA299

split-complementary

#5E2CA2 #A2992C #35A22C

monochromatic

#261242 #421F72 #5E2CA2 #7B40CB #9C70D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#5E2CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#5E2CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E2CA2

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E2CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E2CA2	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e2ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 44, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.178 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#926abe',
    500: '#5e2ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e2ca2;
$custom-light: #926abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e2ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.424,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42895,
    "c": 0.17823,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E2CA2

secondary

#9BBF6A

accent

#E147A0

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF7

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0E0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E2CA2

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

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