#5B37CF#5B37CF

#5B37CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.218 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B37CF
RGB	rgb(91, 55, 207)
HSL	hsl(254, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(254, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 73.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 53.55, -72.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 90.37, 306.34°)
OKLab	oklab(47.94% 0.0587 -0.2095)
OKLCH	oklch(47.94% 0.218 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.9397, 9.4605, 59.9528)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.01

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B37CF #ABCF37

analogous

#375FCF #5B37CF #A737CF

triadic

#5B37CF #CF5B37 #37CF5B

tetradic

#5B37CF #CF375F #ABCF37 #37CFA7

square

#5B37CF #CF375F #ABCF37 #37CFA7

split-complementary

#5B37CF #CFA737 #5FCF37

monochromatic

#2F1B71 #4427A2 #5B37CF #8368DB #AC9AE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#5B37CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#5B37CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B37CF

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B37CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B37CF	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b37cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 55, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.218 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9572df',
    500: '#5b37cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b37cf;
$custom-light: #9572df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b37cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.211,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47938,
    "c": 0.21763,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B37CF

secondary

#C3D28F

accent

#E443BE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B37CF

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

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