#5B3573#5B3573

#5B3573 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.108 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3573
RGB	rgb(91, 53, 115)
HSL	hsl(277, 37%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(277, 54%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 53.9%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.43, 29.34, -29.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.43, 41.39, 315.15°)
OKLab	oklab(40.39% 0.0703 -0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(40.39% 0.108 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.6814, 6.0083, 16.9187)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3573 #4D7335

analogous

#3C3573 #5B3573 #73356C

triadic

#5B3573 #735B35 #35735B

tetradic

#5B3573 #733C35 #4D7335 #356C73

square

#5B3573 #733C35 #4D7335 #356C73

split-complementary

#5B3573 #6C7335 #35733C

monochromatic

#190E1F #3A2249 #5B3573 #7C489D #9A69BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#5B3573 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#5B3573 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3573

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3573	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3573	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#254475

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#304671

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#583F4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3573;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 53, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.108 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6e9b',
    500: '#5b3573',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3573;
$custom-light: #8b6e9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3573",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.774,
    "s": 36.905,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4039,
    "c": 0.10773,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3573

secondary

#7BA262

accent

#CD5B87

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0ECF2

border

#CBC7CC

text

#0C070E

muted

#7D7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3573

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

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