#5B36DB#5B36DB

#5B36DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.232 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B36DB
RGB	rgb(91, 54, 219)
HSL	hsl(253, 70%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(253, 75%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 75.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.80, 57.43, -78.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.80, 97.00, 306.31°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.0565 -0.2252)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.232 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4158, 9.9758, 67.9592)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B36DB #B6DB36

analogous

#3663DB #5B36DB #AE36DB

triadic

#5B36DB #DB5B36 #36DB5B

tetradic

#5B36DB #DB3663 #B6DB36 #36DBAE

square

#5B36DB #DB3663 #B6DB36 #36DBAE

split-complementary

#5B36DB #DBAE36 #63DB36

monochromatic

#2E1780 #4120B4 #5B36DB #856AE4 #B09EEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#5B36DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#5B36DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B36DB

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B36DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B36DB	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#066587

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b36db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 54, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.232 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9772e7',
    500: '#5b36db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b36db;
$custom-light: #9772e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b36db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.455,
    "s": 69.62,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48938,
    "c": 0.23222,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B36DB

secondary

#CADA93

accent

#EC3BC5

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B36DB

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

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