#5E38CB#5E38CB

#5E38CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.212 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E38CB
RGB	rgb(94, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(256, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.96, 52.34, -70.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.96, 87.63, 306.68°)
OKLab	oklab(47.97% 0.0632 -0.2021)
OKLCH	oklch(47.97% 0.212 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8066, 9.5190, 57.4401)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.31

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E38CB #A5CB38

analogous

#385BCB #5E38CB #A738CB

triadic

#5E38CB #CB5E38 #38CB5E

tetradic

#5E38CB #CB385B #A5CB38 #38CBA7

square

#5E38CB #CB385B #A5CB38 #38CBA7

split-complementary

#5E38CB #CBA738 #5BCB38

monochromatic

#311C6C #47299D #5E38CB #8569D8 #AD99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#5E38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5E38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E38CB

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E38CB	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)

#005ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.212 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672dc',
    500: '#5e38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e38cb;
$custom-light: #9672dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.51,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47974,
    "c": 0.21175,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E38CB

secondary

#BFD08F

accent

#E246BA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E38CB

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

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