#5E397C#5E397C

#5E397C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.113 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E397C
RGB	rgb(94, 57, 124)
HSL	hsl(273, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(273, 54%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 54%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.26, 30.10, -31.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.26, 43.89, 313.30°)
OKLab	oklab(42% 0.0693 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(42% 0.113 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.7166, 6.7613, 19.8581)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E397C #577C39

analogous

#3C397C #5E397C #7C3979

triadic

#5E397C #7C5E39 #397C5E

tetradic

#5E397C #7C3C39 #577C39 #39797C

square

#5E397C #7C3C39 #577C39 #39797C

split-complementary

#5E397C #797C39 #397C3C

monochromatic

#1E1228 #3E2652 #5E397C #7E4CA6 #9C71BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#5E397C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#5E397C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E397C

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E397C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E397C	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25487E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#314A7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A4555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e397c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 57, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.113 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e71a2',
    500: '#5e397c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e397c;
$custom-light: #8e71a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e397c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.134,
    "s": 37.017,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41995,
    "c": 0.11327,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E397C

secondary

#85A76A

accent

#CD5B8E

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF3

border

#CBC7CD

text

#0C070F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E397C

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