#5B1786#5B1786
#5B1786 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.171 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B1786 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 23, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 71%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 83%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.1%, 82.8%, 0%, 47.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.44, 48.63, -47.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.44, 68.05, 315.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.94% 0.1042 -0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.94% 0.171 307.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9229, 4.5583, 22.9594) |
| Luminance | 0.0456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.00
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 5.12
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.16
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.68
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.94
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B1786 #428617
analogous
#231786 #5B1786 #861779
triadic
#5B1786 #865B17 #17865B
tetradic
#5B1786 #862317 #428617 #177986
square
#5B1786 #862317 #428617 #177986
split-complementary
#5B1786 #798617 #178623
monochromatic
#14051E #380E52 #5B1786 #7E20BA #9E3ADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.99
#5B1786 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#5B1786 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B1786
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B1786 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B1786 | 1.00 | 10.99 | 1.91 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003A89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003D84
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54344F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b1786; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 23, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.171 307.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e5eaa',
500: '#5b1786',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b1786; $custom-light: #8e5eaa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b1786",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 23,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.757,
"s": 70.701,
"l": 30.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3794,
"c": 0.17083,
"h": 307.6
},
"luminance": 0.04558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B1786
secondary
#6FBA3F
accent
#ED3A80
background
#F9F5FA
surface
#F1E9F4
border
#CBC5CE
text
#0D0510
muted
#7E797F