#5E2E9E#5E2E9E

#5E2E9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.171 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E2E9E
RGB	rgb(94, 46, 158)
HSL	hsl(266, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(266, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 70.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.35, 45.07, -52.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.35, 69.38, 310.51°)
OKLab	oklab(42.81% 0.0816 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(42.81% 0.171 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7631, 6.8021, 33.0343)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E2E9E #6E9E2E

analogous

#2E369E #5E2E9E #962E9E

triadic

#5E2E9E #9E5E2E #2E9E5E

tetradic

#5E2E9E #9E2E36 #6E9E2E #2E9E96

square

#5E2E9E #9E2E36 #6E9E2E #2E9E96

split-complementary

#5E2E9E #9E962E #369E2E

monochromatic

#26123F #42206F #5E2E9E #7B41C8 #9C71D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#5E2E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#5E2E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E2E9E

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E2E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E2E9E	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F4962

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e2e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 46, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.171 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916bbb',
    500: '#5e2e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e2e9e;
$custom-light: #916bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e2e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42814,
    "c": 0.17125,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E2E9E

secondary

#9ABD6B

accent

#DE4A9F

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E2E9E

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

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