#5E4E75#5E4E75

#5E4E75 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.065 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E4E75
RGB	rgb(94, 78, 117)
HSL	hsl(265, 20%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(265, 33%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.20, 15.30, -19.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.20, 25.04, 307.65°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.0351 -0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.065 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5507, 9.1128, 18.0293)
Luminance	0.0911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E4E75 #65754E

analogous

#4E5175 #5E4E75 #714E75

triadic

#5E4E75 #755E4E #4E755E

tetradic

#5E4E75 #754E51 #65754E #4E7571

square

#5E4E75 #754E51 #65754E #4E7571

split-complementary

#5E4E75 #75714E #51754E

monochromatic

#231D2C #403650 #5E4E75 #7C6799 #9B8BB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#5E4E75 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5E4E75 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E4E75

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E4E75	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E4E75	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465577

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495574

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A545C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e4e75;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 78, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.065 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7f9d',
    500: '#5e4e75',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e4e75;
$custom-light: #8c7f9d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e4e75",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.615,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.456,
    "c": 0.06497,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E4E75

secondary

#929F80

accent

#BD6B9B

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#F0EEF2

border

#CBC9CC

text

#0C0A0E

muted

#7D7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E4E75

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