#5E36B2#5E36B2

#5E36B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.185 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E36B2
RGB	rgb(94, 54, 178)
HSL	hsl(259, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(259, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.2%, 69.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.46, 46.36, -59.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.46, 75.58, 307.83°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% 0.07 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.185 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9689, 8.2319, 42.9638)
Luminance	0.0823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E36B2 #8AB236

analogous

#364CB2 #5E36B2 #9C36B2

triadic

#5E36B2 #B25E36 #36B25E

tetradic

#5E36B2 #B2364C #8AB236 #36B29C

square

#5E36B2 #B2364C #8AB236 #36B29C

split-complementary

#5E36B2 #B29C36 #4CB236

monochromatic

#2C1A54 #452883 #5E36B2 #7E59CD #A288DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#5E36B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#5E36B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E36B2

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E36B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E36B2	1.00	7.94	2.65	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#445570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e36b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 54, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.185 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9370ca',
    500: '#5e36b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e36b2;
$custom-light: #9370ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e36b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.355,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45537,
    "c": 0.18478,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E36B2

secondary

#AEC57F

accent

#DD4BAE

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF8

border

#CCC7D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E36B2

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

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