#5B1FA6#5B1FA6
#5B1FA6 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.196 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B1FA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 31, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 69%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 81%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.2%, 81.3%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.30, 53.35, -60.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.30, 81.00, 311.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.5% 0.0882 -0.1747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.5% 0.196 296.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6855, 5.9570, 36.6031) |
| Luminance | 0.0596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.98
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.00
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.07
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.76
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.98
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B1FA6 #6AA61F
analogous
#1F26A6 #5B1FA6 #9E1FA6
triadic
#5B1FA6 #A65B1F #1FA65B
tetradic
#5B1FA6 #A61F26 #6AA61F #1FA69E
square
#5B1FA6 #A61F26 #6AA61F #1FA69E
split-complementary
#5B1FA6 #A69E1F #26A61F
monochromatic
#220C3F #3F1572 #5B1FA6 #782BD7 #985EE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.58
#5B1FA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.19
#5B1FA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B1FA6
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B1FA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B1FA6 | 1.00 | 9.58 | 2.19 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0046AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#464663
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b1fa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 31, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.196 296.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9163c2',
500: '#5b1fa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b1fa6; $custom-light: #9163c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b1fa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 31,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.667,
"s": 68.528,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41504,
"c": 0.19569,
"h": 296.8
},
"luminance": 0.05957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B1FA6
secondary
#96C55B
accent
#EB3C9E
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF8
border
#CCC6D1
text
#0E0612
muted
#7E7A81