#5B2BB6#5B2BB6
#5B2BB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.201 H 291.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B2BB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 43, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 76.4%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.54, 52.40, -65.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.54, 83.66, 308.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.21% 0.0743 -0.1873) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.21% 0.201 291.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6194, 7.3288, 44.9439) |
| Luminance | 0.0733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.46
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.50
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.51
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.66
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.55
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B2BB6 #86B62B
analogous
#2B41B6 #5B2BB6 #A12BB6
triadic
#5B2BB6 #B65B2B #2BB65B
tetradic
#5B2BB6 #B62B41 #86B62B #2BB6A1
square
#5B2BB6 #B62B41 #86B62B #2BB6A1
split-complementary
#5B2BB6 #B6A12B #41B62B
monochromatic
#291453 #421F84 #5B2BB6 #7A4AD4 #9E7BE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.52
#5B2BB6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#5B2BB6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B2BB6
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B2BB6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B2BB6 | 1.00 | 8.52 | 2.47 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004AB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C526F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b2bb6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 43, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.201 291.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#936acd',
500: '#5b2bb6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b2bb6; $custom-light: #936acd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b2bb6",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 43,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.719,
"s": 61.778,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44211,
"c": 0.20149,
"h": 291.6
},
"luminance": 0.07329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B2BB6
secondary
#ABC875
accent
#E543AD
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF9
border
#CCC6D2
text
#0E0714
muted
#7E7A82