#5B2AA9#5B2AA9
#5B2AA9 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.188 H 294.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B2AA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 42, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.22, 49.39, -59.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.22, 77.43, 309.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.92% 0.0786 -0.1709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.92% 0.188 294.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3018, 6.7443, 38.1820) |
| Luminance | 0.0674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.18
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.21
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.49
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.62
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.12
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B2AA9 #78A92A
analogous
#2A38A9 #5B2AA9 #9B2AA9
triadic
#5B2AA9 #A95B2A #2AA95B
tetradic
#5B2AA9 #A92A38 #78A92A #2AA99B
square
#5B2AA9 #A92A38 #78A92A #2AA99B
split-complementary
#5B2AA9 #A99B2A #38A92A
monochromatic
#261247 #411E78 #5B2AA9 #7841D0 #9B72DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.94
#5B2AA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#5B2AA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B2AA9
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B2AA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B2AA9 | 1.00 | 8.94 | 2.35 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#444C68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b2aa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 42, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.188 294.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9169c4',
500: '#5b2aa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b2aa9; $custom-light: #9169c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b2aa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 42,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.15,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42924,
"c": 0.18806,
"h": 294.7
},
"luminance": 0.06745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B2AA9
secondary
#A1C36C
accent
#E344A6
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF8
border
#CCC6D1
text
#0E0613
muted
#7E7A82