#5B37C4#5B37C4

#5B37C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.205 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B37C4
RGB	rgb(91, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(255, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(255, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.87, 50.42, -68.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.87, 84.66, 306.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.0612 -0.1955)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.205 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6414, 8.9412, 53.1155)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B37C4 #A0C437

analogous

#375AC4 #5B37C4 #A237C4

triadic

#5B37C4 #C45B37 #37C45B

tetradic

#5B37C4 #C4375A #A0C437 #37C4A2

square

#5B37C4 #C4375A #A0C437 #37C4A2

split-complementary

#5B37C4 #C4A237 #5AC437

monochromatic

#2F1C64 #452A94 #5B37C4 #8165D4 #A894E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#5B37C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5B37C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B37C4

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B37C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B37C4	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#305D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b37c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.205 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9471d7',
    500: '#5b37c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b37c4;
$custom-light: #9471d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b37c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.319,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4694,
    "c": 0.20488,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B37C4

secondary

#BBCC8B

accent

#DF48B9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B37C4

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

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