#5B2099#5B2099

#5B2099 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.181 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B2099
RGB	rgb(91, 32, 153)
HSL	hsl(269, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(269, 79%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 79.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.27, 49.71, -54.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.27, 73.95, 312.24°)
OKLab	oklab(40.42% 0.0914 -0.1565)
OKLCH	oklch(40.42% 0.181 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.5792, 5.5570, 30.6461)
Luminance	0.0556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B2099 #5E9920

analogous

#202299 #5B2099 #982099

triadic

#5B2099 #995B20 #20995B

tetradic

#5B2099 #992022 #5E9920 #209998

square

#5B2099 #992022 #5E9920 #209998

split-complementary

#5B2099 #999820 #229920

monochromatic

#1F0B34 #3D1566 #5B2099 #792BCC #9857DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.95

#5B2099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#5B2099 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B2099

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B2099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B2099	1.00	9.95	2.11	9.95
#FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D415C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b2099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 32, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.181 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9063b8',
    500: '#5b2099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b2099;
$custom-light: #9063b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b2099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.256,
    "s": 65.405,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40421,
    "c": 0.18123,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B2099

secondary

#8CC055

accent

#E83F96

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2EBF6

border

#CCC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B2099

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

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