#5A3CB3#5A3CB3

#5A3CB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.179 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A3CB3
RGB	rgb(90, 60, 179)
HSL	hsl(255, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.32, 42.64, -58.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.32, 72.72, 305.90°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% 0.0582 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.179 289)
XYZ	xyz(13.9666, 8.6595, 43.5746)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.66

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A3CB3 #95B33C

analogous

#3C5AB3 #5A3CB3 #963CB3

triadic

#5A3CB3 #B35A3C #3CB35A

tetradic

#5A3CB3 #B33C5A #95B33C #3CB396

square

#5A3CB3 #B33C5A #95B33C #3CB396

split-complementary

#5A3CB3 #B3963C #5AB33C

monochromatic

#2C1D57 #432D85 #5A3CB3 #7C62CA #A290DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#5A3CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#5A3CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A3CB3

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A3CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A3CB3	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a3cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 60, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.179 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9074cb',
    500: '#5a3cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a3cb3;
$custom-light: #9074cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a3cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.126,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46081,
    "c": 0.1786,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.0866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A3CB3

secondary

#B5C586

accent

#D94EB6

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A3CB3

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

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