#5B2255#5B2255

#5B2255 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.108 H 331.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B2255
RGB	rgb(91, 34, 85)
HSL	hsl(306, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(306, 63%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 6.6%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.75, 33.40, -18.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.75, 38.26, 330.80°)
OKLab	oklab(35.66% 0.0954 -0.051)
OKLCH	oklch(35.66% 0.108 331.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.5261, 4.0245, 9.0257)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B2255 #225B28

analogous

#45225B #5B2255 #5B2239

triadic

#5B2255 #555B22 #22555B

tetradic

#5B2255 #5B4522 #225B28 #22395B

square

#5B2255 #5B4522 #225B28 #22395B

split-complementary

#5B2255 #395B22 #225B45

monochromatic

#160815 #2E112B #5B2255 #88337F #B443A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#5B2255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#5B2255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B2255

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B2255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B2255	1.00	11.64	1.80	11.64
#FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#203357

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#323B53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F2738

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b2255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 34, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.108 331.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6185',
    500: '#5b2255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b2255;
$custom-light: #8b6185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b2255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.316,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35664,
    "c": 0.1082,
    "h": 331.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B2255

secondary

#4A8F51

accent

#D56053

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAEF

border

#CBC6CA

text

#0C050B

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B2255

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

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