#5E38AB#5E38AB
#5E38AB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.174 H 293.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E38AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 56, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 67%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.29, 43.33, -55.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.29, 70.65, 307.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.24% 0.069 -0.1596) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.24% 0.174 293.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3789, 8.1479, 39.3880) |
| Luminance | 0.0815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.89
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.31
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.56
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.72
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.99
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E38AB #85AB38
analogous
#384CAB #5E38AB #9838AB
triadic
#5E38AB #AB5E38 #38AB5E
tetradic
#5E38AB #AB384C #85AB38 #38AB98
square
#5E38AB #AB384C #85AB38 #38AB98
split-complementary
#5E38AB #AB9838 #4CAB38
monochromatic
#2B1A4F #45297D #5E38AB #7D58C8 #A186D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#5E38AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#5E38AB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5E38AB
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E38AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E38AB | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#48546D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e38ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.174 293.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9271c5',
500: '#5e38ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e38ab; $custom-light: #9271c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e38ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 56,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.826,
"s": 50.661,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45238,
"c": 0.17389,
"h": 293.4
},
"luminance": 0.08148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E38AB
secondary
#ABC17D
accent
#DA4EAC
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2ECF8
border
#CCC7D1
text
#0E0813
muted
#7E7B82