#5F38CD#5F38CD

#5F38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.214 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F38CD
RGB	rgb(95, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(256, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.24, 53.05, -70.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.24, 88.62, 306.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.25% 0.0642 -0.2041)
OKLCH	oklch(48.25% 0.214 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1497, 9.6681, 58.7083)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F38CD #A6CD38

analogous

#385BCD #5F38CD #A938CD

triadic

#5F38CD #CD5F38 #38CD5F

tetradic

#5F38CD #CD385B #A6CD38 #38CDA9

square

#5F38CD #CD385B #A6CD38 #38CDA9

split-complementary

#5F38CD #CDA938 #5BCD38

monochromatic

#321C6F #4728A0 #5F38CD #8669D9 #AE9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#5F38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#5F38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F38CD

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F38CD	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.214 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9772dd',
    500: '#5f38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f38cd;
$custom-light: #9772dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.705,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48246,
    "c": 0.21399,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F38CD

secondary

#C0D18F

accent

#E345BA

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F38CD

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

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