#5E38CD#5E38CD

#5E38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.214 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E38CD
RGB	rgb(94, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(255, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, 52.91, -71.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 88.67, 306.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.15% 0.0627 -0.2047)
OKLCH	oklch(48.15% 0.214 287)
XYZ	xyz(17.0464, 9.6149, 58.7034)
Luminance	0.0962 (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

#5E38CD #A7CD38

analogous

#385CCD #5E38CD #A838CD

triadic

#5E38CD #CD5E38 #38CD5E

tetradic

#5E38CD #CD385C #A7CD38 #38CDA8

square

#5E38CD #CD385C #A7CD38 #38CDA8

split-complementary

#5E38CD #CDA838 #5CCD38

monochromatic

#311C6F #4728A0 #5E38CD #8669D9 #AD9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#5E38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#5E38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E38CD

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E38CD	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.214 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9772dd',
    500: '#5e38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e38cd;
$custom-light: #9772dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.302,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48154,
    "c": 0.21405,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.09616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E38CD

secondary

#C1D18F

accent

#E345BB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E38CD

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

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