#5B2FB9#5B2FB9
#5B2FB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.201 H 290.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B2FB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 47, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.8%, 74.6%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.48, 51.33, -65.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.48, 83.19, 308.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.95% 0.0703 -0.188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.95% 0.201 290.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0853, 7.7594, 46.6451) |
| Luminance | 0.0776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.38
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.65
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.77
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.72
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.99
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B2FB9 #8DB92F
analogous
#2F48B9 #5B2FB9 #A02FB9
triadic
#5B2FB9 #B95B2F #2FB95B
tetradic
#5B2FB9 #B92F48 #8DB92F #2FB9A0
square
#5B2FB9 #B92F48 #8DB92F #2FB9A0
split-complementary
#5B2FB9 #B9A02F #48B92F
monochromatic
#2B1657 #432388 #5B2FB9 #7B52D3 #A083DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.23
#5B2FB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#5B2FB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B2FB9
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B2FB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B2FB9 | 1.00 | 8.23 | 2.55 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3A5572
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b2fb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 47, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.201 290.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#936ccf',
500: '#5b2fb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b2fb9; $custom-light: #936ccf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b2fb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 47,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.13,
"s": 59.483,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44949,
"c": 0.20075,
"h": 290.5
},
"luminance": 0.0776
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B2FB9
secondary
#B0C97B
accent
#E345B0
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2ECF9
border
#CCC7D2
text
#0E0714
muted
#7E7A82