#5B37CE#5B37CE

#5B37CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.216 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B37CE
RGB	rgb(91, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(254, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(254, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.77, 53.27, -72.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.77, 89.85, 306.36°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% 0.059 -0.2083)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.216 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8178, 9.4118, 59.3110)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B37CE #AACE37

analogous

#375ECE #5B37CE #A737CE

triadic

#5B37CE #CE5B37 #37CE5B

tetradic

#5B37CE #CE375E #AACE37 #37CEA7

square

#5B37CE #CE375E #AACE37 #37CEA7

split-complementary

#5B37CE #CEA737 #5ECE37

monochromatic

#2F1B6F #4427A0 #5B37CE #8368DA #AC99E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#5B37CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#5B37CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B37CE

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B37CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B37CE	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b37ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.216 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9572de',
    500: '#5b37ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b37ce;
$custom-light: #9572de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b37ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.305,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47846,
    "c": 0.21648,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B37CE

secondary

#C2D28F

accent

#E444BE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B37CE

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

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