#5B2291#5B2291
#5B2291 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.171 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B2291 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 34, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 62%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 77%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.2%, 76.6%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.88, 46.88, -50.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(27.88, 68.88, 312.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.94% 0.0917 -0.1439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.94% 0.171 302.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9960, 5.4125, 27.3007) |
| Luminance | 0.0541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.12
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.55
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.44
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.25
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.39
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B2291 #589122
analogous
#242291 #5B2291 #91228F
triadic
#5B2291 #915B22 #22915B
tetradic
#5B2291 #912422 #589122 #228F91
square
#5B2291 #912422 #589122 #228F91
split-complementary
#5B2291 #8F9122 #229124
monochromatic
#1D0B2E #3C165F #5B2291 #7A2EC3 #9856D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.08
#5B2291 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.08
#5B2291 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B2291
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B2291 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B2291 | 1.00 | 10.08 | 2.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004194
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00418F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#503E58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b2291; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 34, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.171 302.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f63b2',
500: '#5b2291',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b2291; $custom-light: #8f63b2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b2291",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 34,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.811,
"s": 62.011,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39938,
"c": 0.17065,
"h": 302.5
},
"luminance": 0.05413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B2291
secondary
#86BB53
accent
#E54392
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F1EBF6
border
#CBC6D0
text
#0D0611
muted
#7E7A80