#5B339A#5B339A
#5B339A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.160 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B339A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 51, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 50%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 67%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.9%, 66.9%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.63, 40.75, -49.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.63, 64.40, 309.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.84% 0.0724 -0.1423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.84% 0.16 297) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3294, 6.9247, 31.3053) |
| Luminance | 0.0693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 2.28
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.73
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.40
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.49
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 7.25
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B339A #729A33
analogous
#333E9A #5B339A #8E339A
triadic
#5B339A #9A5B33 #339A5B
tetradic
#5B339A #9A333E #729A33 #339A8E
square
#5B339A #9A333E #729A33 #339A8E
split-complementary
#5B339A #9A8E33 #3E9A33
monochromatic
#25153E #40246C #5B339A #7748C2 #9976D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.81
#5B339A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#5B339A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B339A
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B339A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B339A | 1.00 | 8.81 | 2.39 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004B9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004998
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4B4B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b339a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 51, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.160 297.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f6db8',
500: '#5b339a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b339a; $custom-light: #8f6db8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b339a",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 51,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.301,
"s": 50.244,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42838,
"c": 0.15961,
"h": 297
},
"luminance": 0.06925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B339A
secondary
#9DBA6F
accent
#DA4EA3
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F1ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0D0711
muted
#7E7A80