#5B2AA4#5B2AA4
#5B2AA4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.182 H 295.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B2AA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 42, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.5%, 74.4%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.78, 48.07, -57.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.78, 74.81, 309.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.48% 0.0798 -0.1641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.48% 0.182 295.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8414, 6.5601, 35.7571) |
| Luminance | 0.0656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.69
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.88
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.95
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.06
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.71
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B2AA4 #73A42A
analogous
#2A36A4 #5B2AA4 #982AA4
triadic
#5B2AA4 #A45B2A #2AA45B
tetradic
#5B2AA4 #A42A36 #73A42A #2AA498
square
#5B2AA4 #A42A36 #73A42A #2AA498
split-complementary
#5B2AA4 #A4982A #36A42A
monochromatic
#251143 #401E73 #5B2AA4 #773ECD #9A6EDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.08
#5B2AA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#5B2AA4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B2AA4
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B2AA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B2AA4 | 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)
#0049A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#474A65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b2aa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 42, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.182 295.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9068c0',
500: '#5b2aa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b2aa4; $custom-light: #9068c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b2aa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 42,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.098,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42484,
"c": 0.18247,
"h": 295.9
},
"luminance": 0.0656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B2AA4
secondary
#9EC169
accent
#E245A3
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2EBF7
border
#CCC6D0
text
#0D0612
muted
#7E7A81