#5E49C5#5E49C5

#5E49C5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.184 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E49C5
RGB	rgb(94, 73, 197)
HSL	hsl(250, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 62.9%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.87, 41.28, -62.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.87, 74.52, 303.64°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.0487 -0.1779)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.185 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.0737, 11.1751, 54.0699)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.22

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E49C5 #B0C549

analogous

#4972C5 #5E49C5 #9C49C5

triadic

#5E49C5 #C55E49 #49C55E

tetradic

#5E49C5 #C54972 #B0C549 #49C59C

square

#5E49C5 #C54972 #B0C549 #49C59C

split-complementary

#5E49C5 #C59C49 #72C549

monochromatic

#312470 #45329E #5E49C5 #8777D4 #B0A6E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#5E49C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#5E49C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E49C5

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E49C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E49C5	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#356780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e49c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 73, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.184 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#947dd7',
    500: '#5e49c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e49c5;
$custom-light: #947dd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e49c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.161,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4991,
    "c": 0.1845,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E49C5

secondary

#C7D09A

accent

#DB4DC3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFA

border

#CCC9D3

text

#0E0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E49C5

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

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