#5B1D9F#5B1D9F
#5B1D9F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.190 H 298.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B1D9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 29, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 69%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.8%, 81.8%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.40, 52.38, -58.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.40, 78.30, 311.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.68% 0.092 -0.1666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.68% 0.19 298.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0102, 5.6059, 33.2961) |
| Luminance | 0.0561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.96
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.46
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.90
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.04
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.81
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B1D9F #619F1D
analogous
#1D209F #5B1D9F #9C1D9F
triadic
#5B1D9F #9F5B1D #1D9F5B
tetradic
#5B1D9F #9F1D20 #619F1D #1D9F9C
square
#5B1D9F #9F1D20 #619F1D #1D9F9C
split-complementary
#5B1D9F #9F9C1D #209F1D
monochromatic
#200A37 #3D146B #5B1D9F #7926D3 #9856E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.90
#5B1D9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.12
#5B1D9F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B1D9F
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B1D9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B1D9F | 1.00 | 9.90 | 2.12 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0043A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00429D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4A425F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#434343
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b1d9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 29, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.190 298.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9162bc',
500: '#5b1d9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b1d9f; $custom-light: #9162bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b1d9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 29,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.615,
"s": 69.149,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40677,
"c": 0.19028,
"h": 298.9
},
"luminance": 0.05606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B1D9F
secondary
#8EC454
accent
#EC3C98
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF7
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0E0512
muted
#7E7A81