#5B37BF#5B37BF

#5B37BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.199 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B37BF
RGB	rgb(91, 55, 191)
HSL	hsl(256, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 71.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.43, 48.99, -65.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.43, 82.03, 306.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.5% 0.0623 -0.189)
OKLCH	oklch(46.5% 0.199 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0818, 8.7174, 50.1681)
Luminance	0.0872 (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

#5B37BF #9BBF37

analogous

#3757BF #5B37BF #9F37BF

triadic

#5B37BF #BF5B37 #37BF5B

tetradic

#5B37BF #BF3757 #9BBF37 #37BF9F

square

#5B37BF #BF3757 #9BBF37 #37BF9F

split-complementary

#5B37BF #BF9F37 #57BF37

monochromatic

#2E1C60 #44298F #5B37BF #7F62D2 #A691DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#5B37BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5B37BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B37BF

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B37BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B37BF	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b37bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 55, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.199 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9371d3',
    500: '#5b37bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b37bf;
$custom-light: #9371d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b37bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.882,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46496,
    "c": 0.19903,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B37BF

secondary

#B9CA88

accent

#DF49B7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B37BF

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

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