#5137BB#5137BB

#5137BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.195 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5137BB
RGB	rgb(81, 55, 187)
HSL	hsl(252, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 70.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.13, 46.27, -65.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.13, 80.29, 305.19°)
OKLab	oklab(45.23% 0.0488 -0.1888)
OKLCH	oklch(45.23% 0.195 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7264, 8.0687, 47.8382)
Luminance	0.0807 (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

#5137BB #A1BB37

analogous

#375FBB #5137BB #9337BB

triadic

#5137BB #BB5137 #37BB51

tetradic

#5137BB #BB375F #A1BB37 #37BB93

square

#5137BB #BB375F #A1BB37 #37BB93

split-complementary

#5137BB #BB9337 #5FBB37

monochromatic

#281B5C #3D298C #5137BB #755FD0 #9E8EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#5137BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#5137BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5137BB

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5137BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5137BB	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5137bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 55, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.195 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d70d1',
    500: '#5137bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5137bb;
$custom-light: #8d70d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5137bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.818,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45226,
    "c": 0.19505,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5137BB

secondary

#BBC985

accent

#DE4AC1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5137BB

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

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