#5B36BF#5B36BF

#5B36BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.200 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B36BF
RGB	rgb(91, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(256, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(256, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.25, 49.51, -66.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.25, 82.58, 306.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.36% 0.0631 -0.1899)
OKLCH	oklch(46.36% 0.2 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0348, 8.6234, 50.1524)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.13

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B36BF #9ABF36

analogous

#3656BF #5B36BF #9F36BF

triadic

#5B36BF #BF5B36 #36BF5B

tetradic

#5B36BF #BF3656 #9ABF36 #36BF9F

square

#5B36BF #BF3656 #9ABF36 #36BF9F

split-complementary

#5B36BF #BF9F36 #56BF36

monochromatic

#2E1B60 #44298F #5B36BF #7F60D2 #A590E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#5B36BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#5B36BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B36BF

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B36BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B36BF	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b36bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.200 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9370d3',
    500: '#5b36bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b36bf;
$custom-light: #9370d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b36bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.204,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46364,
    "c": 0.20014,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B36BF

secondary

#B8CA87

accent

#DF49B7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B36BF

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