#5E37CD#5E37CD

#5E37CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.215 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E37CD
RGB	rgb(94, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(256, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.96, 53.41, -71.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.96, 89.20, 306.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.03% 0.0635 -0.2055)
OKLCH	oklch(48.03% 0.215 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.9985, 9.5189, 58.6874)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.35

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E37CD #A6CD37

analogous

#375BCD #5E37CD #A937CD

triadic

#5E37CD #CD5E37 #37CD5E

tetradic

#5E37CD #CD375B #A6CD37 #37CDA9

square

#5E37CD #CD375B #A6CD37 #37CDA9

split-complementary

#5E37CD #CDA937 #5BCD37

monochromatic

#311C6E #47289F #5E37CD #8568D9 #AD99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#5E37CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5E37CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E37CD

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E37CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E37CD	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e37cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.215 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9772dd',
    500: '#5e37cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e37cd;
$custom-light: #9772dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e37cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.6,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48028,
    "c": 0.2151,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E37CD

secondary

#C0D18F

accent

#E345BA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E37CD

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

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