#5E38D1#5E38D1

#5E38D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.219 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E38D1
RGB	rgb(94, 56, 209)
HSL	hsl(255, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 73.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.50, 54.04, -72.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.50, 90.73, 306.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% 0.0618 -0.2097)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.219 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.5354, 9.8105, 61.2789)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.46

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E38D1 #ABD138

analogous

#385FD1 #5E38D1 #AB38D1

triadic

#5E38D1 #D15E38 #38D15E

tetradic

#5E38D1 #D1385F #ABD138 #38D1AB

square

#5E38D1 #D1385F #ABD138 #38D1AB

split-complementary

#5E38D1 #D1AB38 #5FD138

monochromatic

#311B74 #4626A6 #5E38D1 #866ADC #AE9BE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#5E38D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#5E38D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E38D1

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E38D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E38D1	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e38d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.219 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9773e0',
    500: '#5e38d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e38d1;
$custom-light: #9773e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e38d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.902,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48516,
    "c": 0.21865,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E38D1

secondary

#C3D491

accent

#E642BD

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E38D1

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

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