#5E445E#5E445E

#5E445E is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.054 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E445E
RGB	rgb(94, 68, 94)
HSL	hsl(300, 16%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(300, 28%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.53, 16.19, -10.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.53, 19.56, 325.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.47% 0.0447 -0.0296)
OKLCH	oklch(42.47% 0.054 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.7034, 7.3223, 11.5424)
Luminance	0.0732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E445E #445E44

analogous

#51445E #5E445E #5E4451

triadic

#5E445E #5E5E44 #445E5E

tetradic

#5E445E #5E5144 #445E44 #44515E

square

#5E445E #5E5144 #445E44 #44515E

split-complementary

#5E445E #515E44 #445E51

monochromatic

#171117 #3A2A3A #5E445E #825E82 #A07CA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#5E445E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#5E445E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E445E

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E445E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E445E	1.00	8.52	2.46	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424A5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484E5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#60464D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e445e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 68, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.054 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c788b',
    500: '#5e445e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e445e;
$custom-light: #8c788b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e445e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 16.049,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42471,
    "c": 0.05364,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E445E

secondary

#718D71

accent

#B96F6F

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#F0EDF0

border

#CBC8CB

text

#0C090C

muted

#7D7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E445E

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