#5B2EA0#5B2EA0

#5B2EA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.173 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B2EA0
RGB	rgb(91, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(264, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(264, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.15, 45.02, -54.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.15, 70.54, 309.66°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% 0.0768 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.173 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.6349, 6.7160, 33.9342)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B2EA0 #73A02E

analogous

#2E3AA0 #5B2EA0 #942EA0

triadic

#5B2EA0 #A05B2E #2EA05B

tetradic

#5B2EA0 #A02E3A #73A02E #2EA094

square

#5B2EA0 #A02E3A #73A02E #2EA094

split-complementary

#5B2EA0 #A0942E #3AA02E

monochromatic

#251341 #402070 #5B2EA0 #7742C9 #9A72D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#5B2EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#5B2EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B2EA0

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B2EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B2EA0	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00489E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b2ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.173 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906abd',
    500: '#5b2ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b2ea0;
$custom-light: #906abd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b2ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.684,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4264,
    "c": 0.17322,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B2EA0

secondary

#9EBE6C

accent

#DF49A4

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B2EA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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