#5F36CD#5F36CD

#5F36CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.216 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F36CD
RGB	rgb(95, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.89, 54.05, -71.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.89, 89.68, 307.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48% 0.0657 -0.2058)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.216 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0547, 9.4781, 58.6766)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F36CD #A4CD36

analogous

#3659CD #5F36CD #AA36CD

triadic

#5F36CD #CD5F36 #36CD5F

tetradic

#5F36CD #CD3659 #A4CD36 #36CDAA

square

#5F36CD #CD3659 #A4CD36 #36CDAA

split-complementary

#5F36CD #CDAA36 #59CD36

monochromatic

#321B6D #48279E #5F36CD #8667D9 #AD98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#5F36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5F36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F36CD

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F36CD	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#325F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.216 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9771dd',
    500: '#5f36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f36cd;
$custom-light: #9771dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.291,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47998,
    "c": 0.21606,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F36CD

secondary

#BFD18E

accent

#E344B8

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F36CD

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

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