#5E488D#5E488D

#5E488D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.111 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E488D
RGB	rgb(94, 72, 141)
HSL	hsl(259, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(259, 49%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 25.46, -35.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 43.39, 305.93°)
OKLab	oklab(45.75% 0.0493 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(45.75% 0.111 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.7400, 8.9373, 26.3007)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E488D #778D48

analogous

#48558D #5E488D #81488D

triadic

#5E488D #8D5E48 #488D5E

tetradic

#5E488D #8D4855 #778D48 #488D81

square

#5E488D #8D4855 #778D48 #488D81

split-complementary

#5E488D #8D8148 #558D48

monochromatic

#281F3C #433364 #5E488D #7B63AF #9D8BC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#5E488D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5E488D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E488D

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E488D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E488D	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#31558F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35538B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545564

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e488d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 72, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.111 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e7baf',
    500: '#5e488d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e488d;
$custom-light: #8e7baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e488d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.13,
    "s": 32.394,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45746,
    "c": 0.11053,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E488D

secondary

#A1B081

accent

#C95FA7

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EEF4

border

#CBC9CE

text

#0C0910

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E488D

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

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