#5B36D1#5B36D1

#5B36D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.221 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B36D1
RGB	rgb(91, 54, 209)
HSL	hsl(254, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(254, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 74.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 54.61, -73.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 91.92, 306.45°)
OKLab	oklab(48% 0.059 -0.2129)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.221 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.1387, 9.4649, 61.2330)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.20

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B36D1 #ACD136

analogous

#365FD1 #5B36D1 #A936D1

triadic

#5B36D1 #D15B36 #36D15B

tetradic

#5B36D1 #D1365F #ACD136 #36D1A9

square

#5B36D1 #D1365F #ACD136 #36D1A9

split-complementary

#5B36D1 #D1A936 #5FD136

monochromatic

#2F1A72 #4426A4 #5B36D1 #8468DC #AC9AE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#5B36D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#5B36D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B36D1

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B36D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B36D1	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#206181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b36d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 54, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.221 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9671e0',
    500: '#5b36d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b36d1;
$custom-light: #9671e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b36d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.323,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47999,
    "c": 0.22091,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B36D1

secondary

#C3D38F

accent

#E642BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B36D1

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

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