#5E36BE#5E36BE

#5E36BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.199 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E36BE
RGB	rgb(94, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(258, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(258, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.5%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.47, 49.71, -65.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.47, 81.94, 307.35°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% 0.0677 -0.187)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.199 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2268, 8.7351, 49.5889)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E36BE #96BE36

analogous

#3652BE #5E36BE #A236BE

triadic

#5E36BE #BE5E36 #36BE5E

tetradic

#5E36BE #BE3652 #96BE36 #36BEA2

square

#5E36BE #BE3652 #96BE36 #36BEA2

split-complementary

#5E36BE #BEA236 #52BE36

monochromatic

#2F1B5F #46288E #5E36BE #8160D2 #A78FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#5E36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#5E36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E36BE

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E36BE	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.199 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9571d3',
    500: '#5e36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e36be;
$custom-light: #9571d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.647,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46566,
    "c": 0.19887,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E36BE

secondary

#B6CA86

accent

#DF49B3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E36BE

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

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