#5B36CF#5B36CF

#5B36CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.219 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B36CF
RGB	rgb(91, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 54.05, -73.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 90.90, 306.48°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.0595 -0.2104)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.219 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8926, 9.3665, 59.9372)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.10

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B36CF #AACF36

analogous

#365DCF #5B36CF #A736CF

triadic

#5B36CF #CF5B36 #36CF5B

tetradic

#5B36CF #CF365D #AACF36 #36CFA7

square

#5B36CF #CF365D #AACF36 #36CFA7

split-complementary

#5B36CF #CFA736 #5DCF36

monochromatic

#2F1B70 #4427A1 #5B36CF #8367DB #AC99E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#5B36CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#5B36CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B36CF

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B36CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B36CF	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b36cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.219 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9671df',
    500: '#5b36cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b36cf;
$custom-light: #9671df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b36cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.51,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47814,
    "c": 0.21864,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B36CF

secondary

#C2D28F

accent

#E543BE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B36CF

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

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