#5B208E#5B208E
#5B208E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.170 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B208E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 32, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 77%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.9%, 77.5%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.33, 47.01, -49.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(27.33, 68.27, 313.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.47% 0.0943 -0.1411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.47% 0.17 303.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7122, 5.2102, 26.0799) |
| Luminance | 0.0521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.52
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.15
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.48
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.83
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 7.29
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B208E #538E20
analogous
#24208E #5B208E #8E208A
triadic
#5B208E #8E5B20 #208E5B
tetradic
#5B208E #8E2420 #538E20 #208A8E
square
#5B208E #8E2420 #538E20 #208A8E
split-complementary
#5B208E #8A8E20 #208E24
monochromatic
#1B092A #3B155C #5B208E #7B2BC0 #9951D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.28
#5B208E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.04
#5B208E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B208E
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B208E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B208E | 1.00 | 10.28 | 2.04 | 10.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003F91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00408C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#513C56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#414141
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b208e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 32, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.170 303.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f62b0',
500: '#5b208e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b208e; $custom-light: #8f62b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b208e",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 32,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.182,
"s": 63.218,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39471,
"c": 0.1697,
"h": 303.8
},
"luminance": 0.0521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B208E
secondary
#81BB4F
accent
#E6428E
background
#F9F6FA
surface
#F1EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0D0511
muted
#7E7A80