#5B2182#5B2182
#5B2182 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.156 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B2182 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 33, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 60%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 75%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 74.6%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.52, 43.68, -43.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.52, 61.53, 315.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.6% 0.0958 -0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.6% 0.156 307.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8867, 4.9237, 21.5970) |
| Luminance | 0.0492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.30
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.44
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 5.89
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.88
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 7.43
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B2182 #488221
analogous
#2A2182 #5B2182 #822179
triadic
#5B2182 #825B21 #21825B
tetradic
#5B2182 #822A21 #488221 #217982
square
#5B2182 #822A21 #488221 #217982
split-complementary
#5B2182 #798221 #21822A
monochromatic
#170820 #391551 #5B2182 #7D2DB3 #9C4CD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.58
#5B2182 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.98
#5B2182 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B2182
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B2182 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B2182 | 1.00 | 10.58 | 1.98 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003D85
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#023F80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#55384F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b2182; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 33, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.156 307.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d62a7',
500: '#5b2182',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b2182; $custom-light: #8d62a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b2182",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 33,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.876,
"s": 59.509,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38597,
"c": 0.15587,
"h": 307.9
},
"luminance": 0.04924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B2182
secondary
#75B44A
accent
#E34584
background
#F9F6FA
surface
#F1EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0D050F
muted
#7E7A7F