#5B176D#5B176D
#5B176D is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.147 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B176D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 23, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 65%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 79%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 78.9%, 0%, 57.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.48, 43.16, -34.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(23.48, 55.47, 321.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.95% 0.1093 -0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.95% 0.147 318.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3807, 3.9414, 14.8370) |
| Luminance | 0.0394 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 4.82
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.43
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 5.82
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.82
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 6.98
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B176D #296D17
analogous
#30176D #5B176D #6D1754
triadic
#5B176D #6D5B17 #176D5B
tetradic
#5B176D #6D3017 #296D17 #17546D
square
#5B176D #6D3017 #296D17 #17546D
split-complementary
#5B176D #546D17 #176D30
monochromatic
#150519 #310C3A #5B176D #8522A0 #AF2CD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.74
#5B176D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.79
#5B176D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B176D
11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B176D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B176D | 1.00 | 11.74 | 1.79 | 11.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00346F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1B3A6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5A2941
Achromatopsia (no color)
#383838
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b176d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 23, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.147 318.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d5c97',
500: '#5b176d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b176d; $custom-light: #8d5c97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b176d",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 23,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.442,
"s": 65.152,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35945,
"c": 0.14682,
"h": 318.1
},
"luminance": 0.03941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B176D
secondary
#52A33D
accent
#E84063
background
#F8F5F9
surface
#F0E9F2
border
#CBC5CC
text
#0C040D
muted
#7D797E