#5B2EAA#5B2EAA
#5B2EAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.185 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B2EAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 46, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.5%, 72.9%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.99, 47.73, -58.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.99, 75.86, 308.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.49% 0.0747 -0.169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.49% 0.185 293.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5451, 7.0800, 38.7280) |
| Luminance | 0.0708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.03
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.22
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.48
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.63
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.84
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B2EAA #7DAA2E
analogous
#2E3FAA #5B2EAA #992EAA
triadic
#5B2EAA #AA5B2E #2EAA5B
tetradic
#5B2EAA #AA2E3F #7DAA2E #2EAA99
square
#5B2EAA #AA2E3F #7DAA2E #2EAA99
split-complementary
#5B2EAA #AA992E #3FAA2E
monochromatic
#27144A #41217A #5B2EAA #7848CD #9C78DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.69
#5B2EAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#5B2EAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B2EAA
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B2EAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B2EAA | 1.00 | 8.69 | 2.42 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0049A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#444E69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b2eaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 46, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.185 293.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#916bc4',
500: '#5b2eaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b2eaa; $custom-light: #916bc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b2eaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 46,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.774,
"s": 57.407,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43494,
"c": 0.18475,
"h": 293.9
},
"luminance": 0.0708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B2EAA
secondary
#A5C371
accent
#E147A9
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF8
border
#CCC6D1
text
#0E0713
muted
#7E7A82