#5E36CD#5E36CD

#5E36CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.216 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E36CD
RGB	rgb(94, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.79, 53.90, -71.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.79, 89.73, 306.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.91% 0.0643 -0.2063)
OKLCH	oklch(47.91% 0.216 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9514, 9.4249, 58.6717)
Luminance	0.0943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.43

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E36CD #A5CD36

analogous

#3659CD #5E36CD #A936CD

triadic

#5E36CD #CD5E36 #36CD5E

tetradic

#5E36CD #CD3659 #A5CD36 #36CDA9

square

#5E36CD #CD3659 #A5CD36 #36CDA9

split-complementary

#5E36CD #CDA936 #59CD36

monochromatic

#311B6D #47279E #5E36CD #8567D9 #AD98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#5E36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#5E36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E36CD

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E36CD	1.00	7.28	2.89	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F5F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.216 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9771dd',
    500: '#5e36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e36cd;
$custom-light: #9771dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.894,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47905,
    "c": 0.21612,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E36CD

secondary

#BFD18E

accent

#E344B9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E36CD

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

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