#5E397D#5E397D

#5E397D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.115 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E397D
RGB	rgb(94, 57, 125)
HSL	hsl(273, 37%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(273, 54%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 54.4%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.32, 30.35, -32.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.32, 44.45, 313.06°)
OKLab	oklab(42.06% 0.0694 -0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(42.06% 0.115 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.7801, 6.7867, 20.1928)
Luminance	0.0679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E397D #587D39

analogous

#3C397D #5E397D #7D397A

triadic

#5E397D #7D5E39 #397D5E

tetradic

#5E397D #7D3C39 #587D39 #397A7D

square

#5E397D #7D3C39 #587D39 #397A7D

split-complementary

#5E397D #7A7D39 #397D3C

monochromatic

#1F1329 #3E2653 #5E397D #7E4CA7 #9C72BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#5E397D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#5E397D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E397D

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E397D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E397D	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25487F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#304A7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e397d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 57, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.115 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e71a3',
    500: '#5e397d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e397d;
$custom-light: #8e71a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e397d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.647,
    "s": 37.363,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42057,
    "c": 0.11455,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E397D

secondary

#86A86A

accent

#CD5A8F

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF4

border

#CBC7CE

text

#0C070F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E397D

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

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