#5E3BB1#5E3BB1

#5E3BB1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.177 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E3BB1
RGB	rgb(94, 59, 177)
HSL	hsl(258, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(258, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 43.38, -57.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 72.13, 306.97°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.0651 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.177 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1136, 8.6814, 42.5185)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E3BB1 #8EB13B

analogous

#3B53B1 #5E3BB1 #993BB1

triadic

#5E3BB1 #B15E3B #3BB15E

tetradic

#5E3BB1 #B13B53 #8EB13B #3BB199

square

#5E3BB1 #B13B53 #8EB13B #3BB199

split-complementary

#5E3BB1 #B1993B #53B13B

monochromatic

#2D1C55 #462C83 #5E3BB1 #7F5FCA #A48DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#5E3BB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5E3BB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E3BB1

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E3BB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E3BB1	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#445871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e3bb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 59, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.177 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9373c9',
    500: '#5e3bb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e3bb1;
$custom-light: #9373c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e3bb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.797,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46159,
    "c": 0.17735,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E3BB1

secondary

#B1C484

accent

#DA4EB0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E3BB1

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

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