#5B23B0#5B23B0
#5B23B0 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.203 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B23B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 35, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.3%, 80.1%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.78, 54.29, -64.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.78, 84.33, 310.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.82% 0.0821 -0.1852) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.82% 0.203 293.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7497, 6.5604, 41.6604) |
| Luminance | 0.0656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.06
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.22
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.82
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.46
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.17
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B23B0 #78B023
analogous
#2331B0 #5B23B0 #A223B0
triadic
#5B23B0 #B05B23 #23B05B
tetradic
#5B23B0 #B02331 #78B023 #23B0A2
square
#5B23B0 #B02331 #78B023 #23B0A2
split-complementary
#5B23B0 #B0A223 #31B023
monochromatic
#260F4A #41197D #5B23B0 #7839D8 #9B6CE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.08
#5B23B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#5B23B0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B23B0
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B23B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B23B0 | 1.00 | 9.08 | 2.31 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004AB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#414C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b23b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 35, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.203 293.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9265c9',
500: '#5b23b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b23b0; $custom-light: #9265c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b23b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 35,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.83,
"s": 66.825,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42815,
"c": 0.20259,
"h": 293.9
},
"luminance": 0.06561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B23B0
secondary
#A1C867
accent
#EA3EA6
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF8
border
#CCC6D1
text
#0E0613
muted
#7E7A82