#5E4E99#5E4E99

#5E4E99 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.118 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E4E99
RGB	rgb(94, 78, 153)
HSL	hsl(253, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(253, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 49%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.07, 25.13, -38.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.07, 46.32, 302.87°)
OKLab	oklab(47.63% 0.0424 -0.1099)
OKLCH	oklch(47.63% 0.118 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.0887, 10.1280, 31.3961)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E4E99 #89994E

analogous

#4E6399 #5E4E99 #834E99

triadic

#5E4E99 #995E4E #4E995E

tetradic

#5E4E99 #994E63 #89994E #4E9983

square

#5E4E99 #994E63 #89994E #4E9983

split-complementary

#5E4E99 #99834E #63994E

monochromatic

#2C2548 #453970 #5E4E99 #7E6FB5 #A297CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#5E4E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#5E4E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E4E99

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E4E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E4E99	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e4e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 78, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.118 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f80b7',
    500: '#5e4e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e4e99;
$custom-light: #8f80b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e4e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.8,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47629,
    "c": 0.11781,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E4E99

secondary

#AEB78C

accent

#C95FB2

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0D0A11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E4E99

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

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