#5E36CE#5E36CE

#5E36CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.217 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E36CE
RGB	rgb(94, 54, 206)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 73.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 54.18, -72.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 90.24, 306.90°)
OKLab	oklab(48% 0.064 -0.2076)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.217 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0725, 9.4733, 59.3095)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E36CE #A6CE36

analogous

#365ACE #5E36CE #AA36CE

triadic

#5E36CE #CE5E36 #36CE5E

tetradic

#5E36CE #CE365A #A6CE36 #36CEAA

square

#5E36CE #CE365A #A6CE36 #36CEAA

split-complementary

#5E36CE #CEAA36 #5ACE36

monochromatic

#311B6F #4727A0 #5E36CE #8567DA #AD98E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#5E36CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#5E36CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E36CE

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E36CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E36CE	1.00	7.25	2.89	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e36ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 54, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.217 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9771de',
    500: '#5e36ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e36ce;
$custom-light: #9771de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e36ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.789,
    "s": 60.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47996,
    "c": 0.21726,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E36CE

secondary

#C0D28E

accent

#E444BA

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E36CE

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

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