#5E38AA#5E38AA

#5E38AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.173 H 293.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E38AA
RGB	rgb(94, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(260, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(260, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 43.05, -55.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 70.11, 307.89°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% 0.0692 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.173 293.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.2840, 8.1099, 38.8879)
Luminance	0.0811 (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

#5E38AA #84AA38

analogous

#384BAA #5E38AA #9738AA

triadic

#5E38AA #AA5E38 #38AA5E

tetradic

#5E38AA #AA384B #84AA38 #38AA97

square

#5E38AA #AA384B #84AA38 #38AA97

split-complementary

#5E38AA #AA9738 #4BAA38

monochromatic

#2B1A4E #45297C #5E38AA #7D57C8 #A185D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#5E38AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#5E38AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E38AA

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E38AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E38AA	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#48536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e38aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.173 293.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9271c4',
    500: '#5e38aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e38aa;
$custom-light: #9271c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e38aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45158,
    "c": 0.17267,
    "h": 293.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E38AA

secondary

#AAC17D

accent

#DA4EAB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF8

border

#CCC7D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E38AA

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

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