#5E38D2#5E38D2

#5E38D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.220 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E38D2
RGB	rgb(94, 56, 210)
HSL	hsl(255, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 73.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 54.32, -73.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 91.24, 306.53°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.0616 -0.211)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.22 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6596, 9.8602, 61.9329)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.52

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E38D2 #ACD238

analogous

#385FD2 #5E38D2 #AB38D2

triadic

#5E38D2 #D25E38 #38D25E

tetradic

#5E38D2 #D2385F #ACD238 #38D2AB

square

#5E38D2 #D2385F #ACD238 #38D2AB

split-complementary

#5E38D2 #D2AB38 #5FD238

monochromatic

#311A75 #4626A7 #5E38D2 #866ADD #AF9CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#5E38D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#5E38D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E38D2

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E38D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E38D2	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#296282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e38d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.220 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9773e1',
    500: '#5e38d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e38d2;
$custom-light: #9773e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e38d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.805,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48607,
    "c": 0.21979,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E38D2

secondary

#C4D591

accent

#E642BE

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFC

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E38D2

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