#5B35BD#5B35BD

#5B35BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.199 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B35BD
RGB	rgb(91, 53, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(257, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 72%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.89, 49.46, -65.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.89, 82.08, 307.05°)
OKLab	oklab(46.06% 0.0644 -0.1882)
OKLCH	oklch(46.06% 0.199 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7701, 8.4438, 48.9858)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B35BD #97BD35

analogous

#3553BD #5B35BD #9F35BD

triadic

#5B35BD #BD5B35 #35BD5B

tetradic

#5B35BD #BD3553 #97BD35 #35BD9F

square

#5B35BD #BD3553 #97BD35 #35BD9F

split-complementary

#5B35BD #BD9F35 #53BD35

monochromatic

#2D1A5D #44288D #5B35BD #7E5DD2 #A48DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#5B35BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#5B35BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B35BD

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B35BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B35BD	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#375976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b35bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 53, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.199 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9370d2',
    500: '#5b35bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b35bd;
$custom-light: #9370d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b35bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.765,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46056,
    "c": 0.1989,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B35BD

secondary

#B6CA84

accent

#DF48B5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B35BD

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

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