#5B2999#5B2999

#5B2999 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.171 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B2999
RGB	rgb(91, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(267, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(267, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.69, 45.66, -52.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.69, 69.52, 311.05°)
OKLab	oklab(41.42% 0.0832 -0.1497)
OKLCH	oklch(41.42% 0.171 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8556, 6.1098, 30.7382)
Luminance	0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B2999 #679929

analogous

#292F99 #5B2999 #932999

triadic

#5B2999 #995B29 #29995B

tetradic

#5B2999 #99292F #679929 #299993

square

#5B2999 #99292F #679929 #299993

split-complementary

#5B2999 #999329 #2F9929

monochromatic

#220F38 #3E1C69 #5B2999 #7836C9 #9866D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.45

#5B2999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#5B2999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B2999

9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B2999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B2999	1.00	9.45	2.22	9.45
#FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C455E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b2999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.171 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f67b8',
    500: '#5b2999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b2999;
$custom-light: #8f67b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b2999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.786,
    "s": 57.732,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41422,
    "c": 0.17128,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B2999

secondary

#94BC62

accent

#E1479C

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B2999

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

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