#5E36D1#5E36D1

#5E36D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.221 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E36D1
RGB	rgb(94, 54, 209)
HSL	hsl(255, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 74.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, 55.02, -73.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 91.78, 306.83°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.0633 -0.2114)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.221 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.4404, 9.6205, 61.2472)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.53

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E36D1 #A9D136

analogous

#365CD1 #5E36D1 #AC36D1

triadic

#5E36D1 #D15E36 #36D15E

tetradic

#5E36D1 #D1365C #A9D136 #36D1AC

square

#5E36D1 #D1365C #A9D136 #36D1AC

split-complementary

#5E36D1 #D1AC36 #5CD136

monochromatic

#311A72 #4626A4 #5E36D1 #8668DC #AE9AE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#5E36D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#5E36D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E36D1

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E36D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E36D1	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B6181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e36d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 54, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.221 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9771e0',
    500: '#5e36d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e36d1;
$custom-light: #9771e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e36d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.484,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48271,
    "c": 0.22067,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E36D1

secondary

#C2D38F

accent

#E642BC

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E36D1

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

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