#5937B3#5937B3

#5937B3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.185 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5937B3
RGB	rgb(89, 55, 179)
HSL	hsl(256, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 69.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 45.22, -60.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 75.70, 306.68°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% 0.0616 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.185 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6203, 8.1103, 43.4869)
Luminance	0.0811 (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

#5937B3 #91B337

analogous

#3753B3 #5937B3 #9737B3

triadic

#5937B3 #B35937 #37B359

tetradic

#5937B3 #B33753 #91B337 #37B397

square

#5937B3 #B33753 #91B337 #37B397

split-complementary

#5937B3 #B39737 #53B337

monochromatic

#2A1A55 #422984 #5937B3 #7A5BCD #A08ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#5937B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#5937B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5937B3

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5937B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5937B3	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5937b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 55, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.185 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9070cb',
    500: '#5937b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5937b3;
$custom-light: #9070cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5937b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.452,
    "s": 52.991,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45261,
    "c": 0.18478,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5937B3

secondary

#B2C581

accent

#DC4BB5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5937B3

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

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