#5E38D5#5E38D5
#5E38D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.223 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E38D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 56, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 65%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 74%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 73.7%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.86, 55.16, -74.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.86, 92.78, 306.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.88% 0.0609 -0.2147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.88% 0.223 285.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0369, 10.0111, 63.9198) |
| Luminance | 0.1001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 1.76
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 2.20
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 2.32
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 2.59
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 2.64
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 3.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E38D5 #AFD538
analogous
#3861D5 #5E38D5 #AC38D5
triadic
#5E38D5 #D55E38 #38D55E
tetradic
#5E38D5 #D53861 #AFD538 #38D5AC
square
#5E38D5 #D53861 #AFD538 #38D5AC
split-complementary
#5E38D5 #D5AC38 #61D538
monochromatic
#311A79 #4524AC #5E38D5 #876BE0 #B09DEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#5E38D5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#5E38D5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5E38D5
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E38D5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E38D5 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0054D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#256484
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e38d5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.223 285.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9873e3',
500: '#5e38d5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e38d5; $custom-light: #9873e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e38d5",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 56,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.522,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48881,
"c": 0.22321,
"h": 285.8
},
"luminance": 0.10012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E38D5
secondary
#C6D692
accent
#E840BF
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F3EDFC
border
#CDC8D5
text
#0F0816
muted
#7F7B84