#5e38a0

Color #5e38a0

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 4.33 Nearest Tailwind class purple-800 #6e11b0 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5e38a0

RGB

rgb(94, 56, 160)

HSL

hsl(261.9, 48.1%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.9, 65%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.3%, 65%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(33.45, 40.27, -50.56)

LCH

lch(33.45, 64.64, 308.54)

OKLCH

oklch(44.4%, 0.1604, 295.99)

HWB

hwb(261.9, 22%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7aa038

Analogous

#3846a0

#5e38a0

#9238a0

Triadic

#5e38a0

#a05e38

#38a05e

Split-complementary

#5e38a0

#a09238

#46a038

Tetradic

#5e38a0

#a0387a

#7aa038

#38a05e

Square

#5e38a0

#a03846

#7aa038

#38a092

Shades

Color #5e38a0 mixed toward black.

#4e2f85

#3f256b

#2f1c50

#1f1335

#10091b

Tints

Color #5e38a0 mixed toward white.

#754abf

#906ecc

#ac92d9

#c8b6e6

#e3dbf2

Tones

Color #5e38a0 mixed toward gray.

#604197

#63498f

#655286

#675b7d

#6a6375

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.55:1

White text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50508f · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#52558b · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#5d807d · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 26.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e38a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e38a0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#5e38a0 (#5e38a0) is rgb(94, 56, 160) in RGB.

No, #5e38a0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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