#5E37AE#5E37AE
#5E37AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.179 H 292.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E37AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 55, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.33, 44.71, -57.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.33, 72.86, 307.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.34% 0.0696 -0.1647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.34% 0.179 292.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6202, 8.1676, 40.8951) |
| Luminance | 0.0817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.21
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.22
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.28
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.45
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.57
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E37AE #87AE37
analogous
#374BAE #5E37AE #9A37AE
triadic
#5E37AE #AE5E37 #37AE5E
tetradic
#5E37AE #AE374B #87AE37 #37AE9A
square
#5E37AE #AE374B #87AE37 #37AE9A
split-complementary
#5E37AE #AE9A37 #4BAE37
monochromatic
#2C1A51 #45287F #5E37AE #7D58CA #A286D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.97
#5E37AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#5E37AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5E37AE
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E37AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E37AE | 1.00 | 7.97 | 2.63 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#46546E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e37ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 55, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.179 292.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9371c7',
500: '#5e37ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e37ae; $custom-light: #9371c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e37ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 55,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.664,
"s": 51.965,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45342,
"c": 0.17878,
"h": 292.9
},
"luminance": 0.08168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E37AE
secondary
#ACC37E
accent
#DB4CAD
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2ECF8
border
#CCC7D1
text
#0E0813
muted
#7E7B82