#5B2AA5#5B2AA5
#5B2AA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.184 H 295.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B2AA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 42, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.8%, 74.5%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.87, 48.33, -57.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.87, 75.33, 309.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.57% 0.0795 -0.1655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.57% 0.184 295.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9321, 6.5964, 36.2346) |
| Luminance | 0.0660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.79
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.80
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.82
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.94
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.59
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B2AA5 #74A52A
analogous
#2A37A5 #5B2AA5 #982AA5
triadic
#5B2AA5 #A55B2A #2AA55B
tetradic
#5B2AA5 #A52A37 #74A52A #2AA598
square
#5B2AA5 #A52A37 #74A52A #2AA598
split-complementary
#5B2AA5 #A5982A #37A52A
monochromatic
#251143 #401E74 #5B2AA5 #773ECE #9A6FDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.05
#5B2AA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.32
#5B2AA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B2AA5
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B2AA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B2AA5 | 1.00 | 9.05 | 2.32 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0049A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#474A65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b2aa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 42, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.184 295.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9068c1',
500: '#5b2aa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b2aa5; $custom-light: #9068c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b2aa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 42,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.902,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42571,
"c": 0.18359,
"h": 295.7
},
"luminance": 0.06597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B2AA5
secondary
#9EC169
accent
#E345A4
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF8
border
#CCC6D1
text
#0D0612
muted
#7E7A81