#5B36CD#5B36CD

#5B36CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.216 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B36CD
RGB	rgb(91, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(255, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.50, 53.48, -72.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.50, 89.87, 306.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.63% 0.06 -0.2079)
OKLCH	oklch(47.63% 0.216 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6497, 9.2693, 58.6576)
Luminance	0.0927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.06

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B36CD #A8CD36

analogous

#365CCD #5B36CD #A636CD

triadic

#5B36CD #CD5B36 #36CD5B

tetradic

#5B36CD #CD365C #A8CD36 #36CDA6

square

#5B36CD #CD365C #A8CD36 #36CDA6

split-complementary

#5B36CD #CDA636 #5CCD36

monochromatic

#2F1B6D #45279E #5B36CD #8367D9 #AB98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#5B36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#5B36CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B36CD

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B36CD	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.216 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9571dd',
    500: '#5b36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b36cd;
$custom-light: #9571dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.702,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47629,
    "c": 0.21634,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B36CD

secondary

#C0D18E

accent

#E344BC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B36CD

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

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