#5E397E#5E397E

#5E397E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.116 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E397E
RGB	rgb(94, 57, 126)
HSL	hsl(272, 38%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(272, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 54.8%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.38, 30.60, -33.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.38, 45.01, 312.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.12% 0.0695 -0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(42.12% 0.116 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8443, 6.8124, 20.5309)
Luminance	0.0681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E397E #597E39

analogous

#3B397E #5E397E #7E397B

triadic

#5E397E #7E5E39 #397E5E

tetradic

#5E397E #7E3B39 #597E39 #397B7E

square

#5E397E #7E3B39 #597E39 #397B7E

split-complementary

#5E397E #7B7E39 #397E3B

monochromatic

#1F132A #3F2654 #5E397E #7D4CA8 #9B72BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#5E397E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#5E397E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E397E

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E397E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E397E	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#244880

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F4A7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e397e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 57, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.116 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e71a4',
    500: '#5e397e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e397e;
$custom-light: #8e71a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e397e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.174,
    "s": 37.705,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42121,
    "c": 0.11584,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E397E

secondary

#87A86A

accent

#CE5A90

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF4

border

#CBC7CE

text

#0C070F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E397E

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

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