#5e38b2

Color #5e38b2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 12.31 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5e38b2

RGB

rgb(94, 56, 178)

HSL

hsl(258.7, 52.1%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.7, 68.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(34.85, 45.29, -59.06)

LCH

lch(34.85, 74.43, 307.48)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.1824, 291.89)

HWB

hwb(258.7, 22%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb238

Analogous

#384fb2

#5e38b2

#9b38b2

Triadic

#5e38b2

#b25e38

#38b25e

Split-complementary

#5e38b2

#b29b38

#4fb238

Tetradic

#5e38b2

#b2388c

#8cb238

#38b25e

Square

#5e38b2

#b2384f

#8cb238

#38b29b

Shades

Color #5e38b2 mixed toward black.

#4e2f94

#3f2577

#2f1c59

#1f133b

#10091e

Tints

Color #5e38b2 mixed toward white.

#7550c8

#9173d3

#ac96de

#c8b9e9

#e3dcf4

Tones

Color #5e38b2 mixed toward gray.

#6242a8

#664c9e

#6a5794

#6d6189

#716b7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50509f · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#52559a · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#5d8e8a · ΔE 36.5

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 27.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e38b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e38b2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#5e38b2 (#5e38b2) is rgb(94, 56, 178) in RGB.

No, #5e38b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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