#5E409D#5E409D

#5E409D is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.145 H 294.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E409D
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 157)
HSL	hsl(259, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(259, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.1%, 59.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.96, 34.82, -46.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.96, 57.93, 306.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.4% 0.0609 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(45.4% 0.145 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.5337, 8.4805, 32.8683)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.80

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E409D #7F9D40

analogous

#40509D #5E409D #8C409D

triadic

#5E409D #9D5E40 #409D5E

tetradic

#5E409D #9D4050 #7F9D40 #409D8C

square

#5E409D #9D4050 #7F9D40 #409D8C

split-complementary

#5E409D #9D8C40 #509D40

monochromatic

#2A1D46 #442E72 #5E409D #7C5DBD #9F89CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#5E409D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#5E409D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E409D

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E409D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E409D	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0653A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17519B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E5468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e409d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.145 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9076ba',
    500: '#5e409d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e409d;
$custom-light: #9076ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e409d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.355,
    "s": 42.081,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45404,
    "c": 0.14506,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E409D

secondary

#A7B97F

accent

#D256AA

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F1EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0D0812

muted

#7E7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E409D

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

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