#5E5872#5E5872

#5E5872 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.042 H 295.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E5872
RGB	rgb(94, 88, 114)
HSL	hsl(254, 13%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(254, 23%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 22.8%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 8.27, -13.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 16.17, 300.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.6% 0.018 -0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(47.6% 0.042 295.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1424, 10.5740, 17.3703)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E5872 #6C7258

analogous

#585F72 #5E5872 #6B5872

triadic

#5E5872 #725E58 #58725E

tetradic

#5E5872 #72585F #6C7258 #58726B

square

#5E5872 #72585F #6C7258 #58726B

split-complementary

#5E5872 #726B58 #5F7258

monochromatic

#25232D #423D4F #5E5872 #7B7493 #9C96AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#5E5872 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#5E5872 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E5872

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E5872	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E5872	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525C73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535B71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e5872;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 88, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.042 295.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c879a',
    500: '#5e5872',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e5872;
$custom-light: #8c879a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e5872",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.846,
    "s": 12.871,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47601,
    "c": 0.04197,
    "h": 295.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E5872

secondary

#989D89

accent

#B672A6

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0EFF2

border

#CBCACC

text

#0C0B0E

muted

#7D7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E5872

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

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