#5F36CE#5F36CE

#5F36CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.217 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F36CE
RGB	rgb(95, 54, 206)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.9%, 73.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, 54.32, -72.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 90.19, 307.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.09% 0.0655 -0.2071)
OKLCH	oklch(48.09% 0.217 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.1758, 9.5266, 59.3143)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.57

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F36CE #A5CE36

analogous

#3659CE #5F36CE #AB36CE

triadic

#5F36CE #CE5F36 #36CE5F

tetradic

#5F36CE #CE3659 #A5CE36 #36CEAB

square

#5F36CE #CE3659 #A5CE36 #36CEAB

split-complementary

#5F36CE #CEAB36 #59CE36

monochromatic

#321B6F #4827A0 #5F36CE #8667DA #AD98E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#5F36CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#5F36CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F36CE

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F36CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F36CE	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f36ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 54, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.217 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9871de',
    500: '#5f36ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f36ce;
$custom-light: #9871de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f36ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.184,
    "s": 60.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48089,
    "c": 0.2172,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F36CE

secondary

#BFD28E

accent

#E444B9

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F36CE

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

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