#5B2CB8#5B2CB8
#5B2CB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.203 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B2CB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 44, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.5%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.89, 52.48, -65.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.89, 84.19, 308.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.51% 0.073 -0.1891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.51% 0.203 291.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8643, 7.4856, 46.0525) |
| Luminance | 0.0749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.26
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.16
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.33
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.54
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.31
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B2CB8 #89B82C
analogous
#2C43B8 #5B2CB8 #A12CB8
triadic
#5B2CB8 #B85B2C #2CB85B
tetradic
#5B2CB8 #B82C43 #89B82C #2CB8A1
square
#5B2CB8 #B82C43 #89B82C #2CB8A1
split-complementary
#5B2CB8 #B8A12C #43B82C
monochromatic
#2A1455 #432087 #5B2CB8 #7A4DD4 #9F7EE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.41
#5B2CB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#5B2CB8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B2CB8
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B2CB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B2CB8 | 1.00 | 8.41 | 2.50 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004AB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3B5370
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b2cb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 44, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.203 291.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#936ace',
500: '#5b2cb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b2cb8; $custom-light: #936ace; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b2cb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 44,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.143,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44508,
"c": 0.20269,
"h": 291.1
},
"luminance": 0.07486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B2CB8
secondary
#ADC977
accent
#E543AE
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF9
border
#CCC6D2
text
#0E0714
muted
#7E7A82