#5F38C2#5F38C2

#5F38C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.201 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F38C2
RGB	rgb(95, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(257, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 49.96, -66.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 82.90, 307.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% 0.0665 -0.19)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.201 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8683, 9.1556, 51.9596)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F38C2 #9BC238

analogous

#3856C2 #5F38C2 #A438C2

triadic

#5F38C2 #C25F38 #38C25F

tetradic

#5F38C2 #C23856 #9BC238 #38C2A4

square

#5F38C2 #C23856 #9BC238 #38C2A4

split-complementary

#5F38C2 #C2A438 #56C238

monochromatic

#301D63 #482A93 #5F38C2 #8465D2 #AA94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#5F38C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#5F38C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F38C2

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F38C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F38C2	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f38c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.201 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672d6',
    500: '#5f38c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f38c2;
$custom-light: #9672d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f38c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.957,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47273,
    "c": 0.20127,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F38C2

secondary

#B9CB8A

accent

#DF49B4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F38C2

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