#5B175B#5B175B
#5B175B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.130 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B175B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 23, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 60%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 75%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 0%, 64.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.28, 39.58, -24.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.28, 46.80, 327.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.7% 0.1104 -0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.7% 0.13 327.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5090, 3.5927, 10.2461) |
| Luminance | 0.0359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 2.85
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 3.65
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 4.69
Rich Purple
#720058
ΔE00 5.72
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.76
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B175B #175B17
analogous
#39175B #5B175B #5B1739
triadic
#5B175B #5B5B17 #175B5B
tetradic
#5B175B #5B3917 #175B17 #17395B
square
#5B175B #5B3917 #175B17 #17395B
split-complementary
#5B175B #395B17 #175B39
monochromatic
#180618 #2A0B2A #5B175B #8C238C #BD30BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.22
#5B175B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.72
#5B175B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B175B
12.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B175B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B175B | 1.00 | 12.22 | 1.72 | 12.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0C305D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#293859
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5E2137
Achromatopsia (no color)
#353535
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b175b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 23, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.130 327.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c5b8a',
500: '#5b175b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b175b; $custom-light: #8c5b8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b175b",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 23,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 22.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34704,
"c": 0.13025,
"h": 327.9
},
"luminance": 0.03592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B175B
secondary
#3C923C
accent
#E34545
background
#F8F5F8
surface
#F0E9F0
border
#CBC5CB
text
#0C040B
muted
#7D797C