#5B36BB#5B36BB

#5B36BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.195 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B36BB
RGB	rgb(91, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(257, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.90, 48.37, -64.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.90, 80.47, 306.95°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.0639 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.195 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6006, 8.4497, 47.8657)
Luminance	0.0845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B36BB #96BB36

analogous

#3653BB #5B36BB #9E36BB

triadic

#5B36BB #BB5B36 #36BB5B

tetradic

#5B36BB #BB3653 #96BB36 #36BB9E

square

#5B36BB #BB3653 #96BB36 #36BB9E

split-complementary

#5B36BB #BB9E36 #53BB36

monochromatic

#2D1B5C #44288C #5B36BB #7E5ED0 #A48DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#5B36BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#5B36BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B36BB

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B36BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B36BB	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)

#0055BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b36bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.195 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9370d1',
    500: '#5b36bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b36bb;
$custom-light: #9370d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b36bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.692,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46011,
    "c": 0.19544,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B36BB

secondary

#B6C984

accent

#DF49B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B36BB

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

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