#5B36C9#5B36C9

#5B36C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.212 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B36C9
RGB	rgb(91, 54, 201)
HSL	hsl(255, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 73.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.14, 52.35, -70.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.14, 87.80, 306.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.26% 0.0609 -0.2028)
OKLCH	oklch(47.26% 0.212 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.1730, 9.0787, 56.1472)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B36C9 #A4C936

analogous

#365BC9 #5B36C9 #A436C9

triadic

#5B36C9 #C95B36 #36C95B

tetradic

#5B36C9 #C9365B #A4C936 #36C9A4

square

#5B36C9 #C9365B #A4C936 #36C9A4

split-complementary

#5B36C9 #C9A436 #5BC936

monochromatic

#2F1C69 #452999 #5B36C9 #8266D6 #AA96E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#5B36C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5B36C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B36C9

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B36C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B36C9	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B5E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b36c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 54, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.212 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9571db',
    500: '#5b36c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b36c9;
$custom-light: #9571db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b36c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.102,
    "s": 57.647,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47263,
    "c": 0.21175,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B36C9

secondary

#BECE8C

accent

#E147BA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B36C9

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →