#5A3CB5#5A3CB5

#5A3CB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.181 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A3CB5
RGB	rgb(90, 60, 181)
HSL	hsl(255, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 66.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 43.23, -59.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 73.81, 305.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.0579 -0.1716)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.181 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1704, 8.7409, 44.6476)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.62

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A3CB5 #97B53C

analogous

#3C5BB5 #5A3CB5 #963CB5

triadic

#5A3CB5 #B55A3C #3CB55A

tetradic

#5A3CB5 #B53C5B #97B53C #3CB596

square

#5A3CB5 #B53C5B #97B53C #3CB596

split-complementary

#5A3CB5 #B5963C #5BB53C

monochromatic

#2C1E59 #432D87 #5A3CB5 #7D63CB #A391DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#5A3CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#5A3CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A3CB5

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A3CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A3CB5	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a3cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 60, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.181 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174cc',
    500: '#5a3cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a3cb5;
$custom-light: #9174cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a3cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.876,
    "s": 50.207,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46247,
    "c": 0.18108,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A3CB5

secondary

#B6C687

accent

#DA4EB7

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A3CB5

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

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