#5B2FA9#5B2FA9
#5B2FA9 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.182 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B2FA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 47, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 56%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 72%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.2%, 72.2%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.08, 46.96, -58.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.08, 74.79, 308.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.53% 0.074 -0.1668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.53% 0.182 293.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4904, 7.1214, 38.2449) |
| Luminance | 0.0712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.86
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.42
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.48
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.67
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.72
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B2FA9 #7DA92F
analogous
#2F40A9 #5B2FA9 #982FA9
triadic
#5B2FA9 #A95B2F #2FA95B
tetradic
#5B2FA9 #A92F40 #7DA92F #2FA998
square
#5B2FA9 #A92F40 #7DA92F #2FA998
split-complementary
#5B2FA9 #A9982F #40A92F
monochromatic
#271449 #412279 #5B2FA9 #7849CC #9C79DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.66
#5B2FA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#5B2FA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B2FA9
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B2FA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B2FA9 | 1.00 | 8.66 | 2.42 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0049A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#444E69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b2fa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 47, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.182 293.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#916bc4',
500: '#5b2fa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b2fa9; $custom-light: #916bc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b2fa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 47,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.639,
"s": 56.481,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43534,
"c": 0.18245,
"h": 293.9
},
"luminance": 0.07122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B2FA9
secondary
#A5C272
accent
#E048A9
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF8
border
#CCC6D1
text
#0D0713
muted
#7E7A82