#5B36BE#5B36BE

#5B36BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.199 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B36BE
RGB	rgb(91, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(256, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(256, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.16, 49.23, -65.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.16, 82.06, 306.86°)
OKLab	oklab(46.28% 0.0633 -0.1886)
OKLCH	oklch(46.28% 0.199 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9251, 8.5795, 49.5748)
Luminance	0.0858 (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

#5B36BE #99BE36

analogous

#3655BE #5B36BE #9F36BE

triadic

#5B36BE #BE5B36 #36BE5B

tetradic

#5B36BE #BE3655 #99BE36 #36BE9F

square

#5B36BE #BE3655 #99BE36 #36BE9F

split-complementary

#5B36BE #BE9F36 #55BE36

monochromatic

#2D1B5F #44288E #5B36BE #7F60D2 #A58FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#5B36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#5B36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B36BE

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B36BE	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#365A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.199 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9370d3',
    500: '#5b36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b36be;
$custom-light: #9370d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.324,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46276,
    "c": 0.19896,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B36BE

secondary

#B7CA86

accent

#DF49B6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B36BE

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

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