#5E4E71#5E4E71

#5E4E71 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.059 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E4E71
RGB	rgb(94, 78, 113)
HSL	hsl(267, 18%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(267, 31%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 31%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.02, 14.30, -17.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.02, 22.68, 309.07°)
OKLab	oklab(45.41% 0.0339 -0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(45.41% 0.059 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.3205, 9.0208, 16.8171)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E4E71 #61714E

analogous

#4E4F71 #5E4E71 #704E71

triadic

#5E4E71 #715E4E #4E715E

tetradic

#5E4E71 #714E4F #61714E #4E7170

square

#5E4E71 #714E4F #61714E #4E7170

split-complementary

#5E4E71 #71704E #4F714E

monochromatic

#221C29 #40354D #5E4E71 #7C6795 #9B8BAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#5E4E71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5E4E71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E4E71

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E4E71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E4E71	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475472

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5570

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B535A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e4e71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 78, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.059 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7f9a',
    500: '#5e4e71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e4e71;
$custom-light: #8c7f9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e4e71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.429,
    "s": 18.325,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45407,
    "c": 0.05907,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E4E71

secondary

#8F9C7F

accent

#BB6D97

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#F0EEF2

border

#CBC9CC

text

#0C0A0E

muted

#7D7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E4E71

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

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