#5B359D#5B359D
#5B359D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.161 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B359D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 53, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 50%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 66%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 66.2%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.27, 40.47, -50.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.27, 64.85, 308.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.37% 0.0698 -0.1446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.37% 0.161 295.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6717, 7.2044, 32.6674) |
| Luminance | 0.0721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 2.55
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.59
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.84
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.03
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.65
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B359D #779D35
analogous
#35439D #5B359D #8F359D
triadic
#5B359D #9D5B35 #359D5B
tetradic
#5B359D #9D3543 #779D35 #359D8F
square
#5B359D #9D3543 #779D35 #359D8F
split-complementary
#5B359D #9D8F35 #439D35
monochromatic
#261641 #40266F #5B359D #784CC3 #9A7AD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.60
#5B359D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#5B359D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B359D
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B359D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B359D | 1.00 | 8.60 | 2.44 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004A9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4A4D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b359d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 53, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.161 295.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f6fbb',
500: '#5b359d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b359d; $custom-light: #8f6fbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b359d",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 53,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.923,
"s": 49.524,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43366,
"c": 0.16056,
"h": 295.8
},
"luminance": 0.07205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B359D
secondary
#A1BB73
accent
#D94FA7
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F1ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0D0712
muted
#7E7A81