#5E38CF#5E38CF

#5E38CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.216 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E38CF
RGB	rgb(94, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.32, 53.47, -72.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.32, 89.70, 306.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% 0.0623 -0.2072)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.216 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.2894, 9.7121, 59.9830)
Luminance	0.0971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.36

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E38CF #A9CF38

analogous

#385ECF #5E38CF #AA38CF

triadic

#5E38CF #CF5E38 #38CF5E

tetradic

#5E38CF #CF385E #A9CF38 #38CFAA

square

#5E38CF #CF385E #A9CF38 #38CFAA

split-complementary

#5E38CF #CFAA38 #5ECF38

monochromatic

#311B71 #4627A3 #5E38CF #8669DB #AE9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#5E38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#5E38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E38CF

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E38CF	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.216 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9772df',
    500: '#5e38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e38cf;
$custom-light: #9772df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.099,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48334,
    "c": 0.21635,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E38CF

secondary

#C2D390

accent

#E444BC

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E38CF

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

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