#5E488E#5E488E

#5E488E is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.112 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E488E
RGB	rgb(94, 72, 142)
HSL	hsl(259, 33%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(259, 49%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 49.3%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 25.74, -35.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 43.97, 305.82°)
OKLab	oklab(45.81% 0.0494 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(45.81% 0.112 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.8147, 8.9672, 26.6943)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E488E #788E48

analogous

#48558E #5E488E #81488E

triadic

#5E488E #8E5E48 #488E5E

tetradic

#5E488E #8E4855 #788E48 #488E81

square

#5E488E #8E4855 #788E48 #488E81

split-complementary

#5E488E #8E8148 #558E48

monochromatic

#281F3D #433365 #5E488E #7B63B0 #9E8CC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#5E488E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5E488E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E488E

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E488E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E488E	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35548C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535564

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e488e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 72, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.112 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e7baf',
    500: '#5e488e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e488e;
$custom-light: #8e7baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e488e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.857,
    "s": 32.71,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45808,
    "c": 0.11194,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E488E

secondary

#A2B082

accent

#C95FA8

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EEF4

border

#CBC9CE

text

#0C0910

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E488E

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

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