#5B36CE#5B36CE

#5B36CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.217 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B36CE
RGB	rgb(91, 54, 206)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 73.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.59, 53.76, -72.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.59, 90.38, 306.50°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.0597 -0.2091)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.217 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.7708, 9.3178, 59.2953)
Luminance	0.0932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.08

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B36CE #A9CE36

analogous

#365DCE #5B36CE #A736CE

triadic

#5B36CE #CE5B36 #36CE5B

tetradic

#5B36CE #CE365D #A9CE36 #36CEA7

square

#5B36CE #CE365D #A9CE36 #36CEA7

split-complementary

#5B36CE #CEA736 #5DCE36

monochromatic

#2F1B6F #4427A0 #5B36CE #8367DA #AB98E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#5B36CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#5B36CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B36CE

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B36CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B36CE	1.00	7.33	2.86	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b36ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 54, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.217 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9571de',
    500: '#5b36ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b36ce;
$custom-light: #9571de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b36ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.605,
    "s": 60.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47721,
    "c": 0.21749,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B36CE

secondary

#C1D28E

accent

#E444BD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B36CE

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

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