#5B37AE#5B37AE

#5B37AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.179 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B37AE
RGB	rgb(91, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(258, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(258, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 44.15, -58.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 72.94, 307.25°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.0653 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.179 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.3184, 8.0120, 40.8809)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.93

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B37AE #8AAE37

analogous

#374FAE #5B37AE #9637AE

triadic

#5B37AE #AE5B37 #37AE5B

tetradic

#5B37AE #AE374F #8AAE37 #37AE96

square

#5B37AE #AE374F #8AAE37 #37AE96

split-complementary

#5B37AE #AE9637 #4FAE37

monochromatic

#2A1A51 #43287F #5B37AE #7B58CA #9F86D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#5B37AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#5B37AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B37AE

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B37AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B37AE	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41556E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b37ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.179 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9170c7',
    500: '#5b37ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b37ae;
$custom-light: #9170c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b37ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.151,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45036,
    "c": 0.17872,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B37AE

secondary

#AEC37E

accent

#DB4CB0

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF8

border

#CCC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B37AE

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

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