#5E38C4#5E38C4

#5E38C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.204 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E38C4
RGB	rgb(94, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(256, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.35, 50.37, -67.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.35, 83.99, 306.85°)
OKLab	oklab(47.35% 0.0647 -0.1931)
OKLCH	oklch(47.35% 0.204 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.9912, 9.1928, 53.1456)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.72

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E38C4 #9EC438

analogous

#3858C4 #5E38C4 #A438C4

triadic

#5E38C4 #C45E38 #38C45E

tetradic

#5E38C4 #C43858 #9EC438 #38C4A4

square

#5E38C4 #C43858 #9EC438 #38C4A4

split-complementary

#5E38C4 #C4A438 #58C438

monochromatic

#301D65 #472A94 #5E38C4 #8466D3 #AA96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#5E38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#5E38C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E38C4

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E38C4	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#375D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.204 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9572d7',
    500: '#5e38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e38c4;
$custom-light: #9572d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.286,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47353,
    "c": 0.20363,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E38C4

secondary

#BBCC8C

accent

#DF49B6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E38C4

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