#5E4591#5E4591

#5E4591 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.121 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E4591
RGB	rgb(94, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(260, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(260, 52%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 28.43, -38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 47.76, 306.53°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% 0.0539 -0.1084)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.121 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.8538, 8.6801, 27.8335)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E4591 #789145

analogous

#455291 #5E4591 #844591

triadic

#5E4591 #915E45 #45915E

tetradic

#5E4591 #914552 #789145 #459184

square

#5E4591 #914552 #789145 #459184

split-complementary

#5E4591 #918445 #529145

monochromatic

#281E3E #433168 #5E4591 #7B60B3 #9E89C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#5E4591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5E4591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E4591

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E4591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E4591	1.00	7.68	2.74	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285494

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E528F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e4591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.121 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e79b2',
    500: '#5e4591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e4591;
$custom-light: #8e79b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e4591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.737,
    "s": 35.514,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45448,
    "c": 0.12108,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E4591

secondary

#A2B280

accent

#CC5CA7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0D0911

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E4591

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

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