#5E4C8A#5E4C8A

#5E4C8A is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.099 H 295.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E4C8A
RGB	rgb(94, 76, 138)
HSL	hsl(257, 29%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(257, 45%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 44.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.71, 22.13, -31.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.71, 38.87, 304.70°)
OKLab	oklab(46.33% 0.043 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(46.33% 0.099 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.7869, 9.3834, 25.2300)
Luminance	0.0938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E4C8A #788A4C

analogous

#4C598A #5E4C8A #7D4C8A

triadic

#5E4C8A #8A5E4C #4C8A5E

tetradic

#5E4C8A #8A4C59 #788A4C #4C8A7D

square

#5E4C8A #8A4C59 #788A4C #4C8A7D

split-complementary

#5E4C8A #8A7D4C #598A4C

monochromatic

#28213B #433663 #5E4C8A #7B68AC #9E8FC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#5E4C8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#5E4C8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E4C8A

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E4C8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E4C8A	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39578C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e4c8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 76, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.099 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7eac',
    500: '#5e4c8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e4c8a;
$custom-light: #8d7eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e4c8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.419,
    "s": 28.972,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4633,
    "c": 0.09946,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E4C8A

secondary

#A2AE84

accent

#C563A9

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EEF4

border

#CBC9CE

text

#0C0A10

muted

#7D7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E4C8A

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

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