#5B1CA9#5B1CA9

#5B1CA9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.201 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B1CA9
RGB	rgb(91, 28, 169)
HSL	hsl(267, 72%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(267, 83%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 83.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.21, 55.20, -62.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.21, 83.70, 311.26°)
OKLab	oklab(41.52% 0.0893 -0.1804)
OKLCH	oklch(41.52% 0.201 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8892, 5.9189, 38.0445)
Luminance	0.0592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B1CA9 #6AA91C

analogous

#1C23A9 #5B1CA9 #A11CA9

triadic

#5B1CA9 #A95B1C #1CA95B

tetradic

#5B1CA9 #A91C23 #6AA91C #1CA9A1

square

#5B1CA9 #A91C23 #6AA91C #1CA9A1

split-complementary

#5B1CA9 #A9A11C #23A91C

monochromatic

#220B40 #3F1374 #5B1CA9 #7827DB #985BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.62

#5B1CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#5B1CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B1CA9

9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B1CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B1CA9	1.00	9.62	2.18	9.62
#FFFFFF	9.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454665

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b1ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 28, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.201 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9262c4',
    500: '#5b1ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b1ca9;
$custom-light: #9262c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b1ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.809,
    "s": 71.574,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41523,
    "c": 0.20129,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B1CA9

secondary

#96C859

accent

#EE399E

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0E0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B1CA9

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

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