#5E4460#5E4460

#5E4460 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.056 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E4460
RGB	rgb(94, 68, 96)
HSL	hsl(296, 17%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(296, 29%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 29.2%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.61, 16.62, -12.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.61, 20.58, 323.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.56% 0.0454 -0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(42.56% 0.056 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.7943, 7.3587, 12.0212)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E4460 #466044

analogous

#504460 #5E4460 #604454

triadic

#5E4460 #605E44 #44605E

tetradic

#5E4460 #605044 #466044 #445460

square

#5E4460 #605044 #466044 #445460

split-complementary

#5E4460 #546044 #446050

monochromatic

#181118 #3B2B3C #5E4460 #815D84 #A07CA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#5E4460 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#5E4460 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E4460

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E4460	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E4460	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424B61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484E5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F474E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e4460;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 68, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.056 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c788d',
    500: '#5e4460',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e4460;
$custom-light: #8c788d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e4460",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.714,
    "s": 17.073,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42559,
    "c": 0.05602,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E4460

secondary

#738F71

accent

#BA6E73

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#F0EDF0

border

#CBC8CB

text

#0C090C

muted

#7D7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E4460

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