#5E38C2#5E38C2

#5E38C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.201 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E38C2
RGB	rgb(94, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(257, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, 49.80, -66.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 82.94, 306.90°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% 0.0651 -0.1905)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.201 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.7650, 9.1024, 51.9547)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.91

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E38C2 #9CC238

analogous

#3857C2 #5E38C2 #A338C2

triadic

#5E38C2 #C25E38 #38C25E

tetradic

#5E38C2 #C23857 #9CC238 #38C2A3

square

#5E38C2 #C23857 #9CC238 #38C2A3

split-complementary

#5E38C2 #C2A338 #57C238

monochromatic

#301D63 #472A93 #5E38C2 #8365D2 #A994E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#5E38C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5E38C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E38C2

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E38C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E38C2	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e38c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.201 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9572d6',
    500: '#5e38c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e38c2;
$custom-light: #9572d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e38c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.522,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47177,
    "c": 0.2013,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E38C2

secondary

#BACB8A

accent

#DF49B5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E38C2

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