#5E36D5#5E36D5

#5E36D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.225 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E36D5
RGB	rgb(94, 54, 213)
HSL	hsl(255, 65%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(255, 75%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 74.6%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.52, 56.14, -75.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.52, 93.81, 306.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% 0.0623 -0.2164)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.225 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9419, 9.8211, 63.8881)
Luminance	0.0982 (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

#5E36D5 #ADD536

analogous

#365ED5 #5E36D5 #AD36D5

triadic

#5E36D5 #D55E36 #36D55E

tetradic

#5E36D5 #D5365E #ADD536 #36D5AD

square

#5E36D5 #D5365E #ADD536 #36D5AD

split-complementary

#5E36D5 #D5AD36 #5ED536

monochromatic

#311978 #4524AA #5E36D5 #8769E0 #AF9BEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#5E36D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#5E36D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E36D5

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E36D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E36D5	1.00	7.08	2.96	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e36d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 54, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.225 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9872e3',
    500: '#5e36d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e36d5;
$custom-light: #9872e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e36d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.094,
    "s": 65.432,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4864,
    "c": 0.22517,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E36D5

secondary

#C5D691

accent

#E83FBE

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFC

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E36D5

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

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