#5B21BD#5B21BD

#5B21BD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.218 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B21BD
RGB	rgb(91, 33, 189)
HSL	hsl(262, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(262, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 82.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.77, 58.39, -70.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.77, 91.64, 309.58°)
OKLab	oklab(43.88% 0.079 -0.203)
OKLCH	oklch(43.88% 0.218 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.0409, 6.9854, 48.7427)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.63

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B21BD #83BD21

analogous

#2135BD #5B21BD #A921BD

triadic

#5B21BD #BD5B21 #21BD5B

tetradic

#5B21BD #BD2135 #83BD21 #21BDA9

square

#5B21BD #BD2135 #83BD21 #21BDA9

split-complementary

#5B21BD #BDA921 #35BD21

monochromatic

#290F55 #421889 #5B21BD #793EDD #9D72E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#5B21BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#5B21BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B21BD

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B21BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B21BD	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b21bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 33, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.218 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9465d2',
    500: '#5b21bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b21bd;
$custom-light: #9465d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b21bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.308,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43878,
    "c": 0.21785,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B21BD

secondary

#A9CD6D

accent

#ED3BAB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B21BD

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

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