#5B37D0#5B37D0

#5B37D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.219 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B37D0
RGB	rgb(91, 55, 208)
HSL	hsl(254, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(254, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 73.6%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.95, 53.83, -73.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.95, 90.88, 306.32°)
OKLab	oklab(48.03% 0.0585 -0.2108)
OKLCH	oklch(48.03% 0.219 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0623, 9.5096, 60.5987)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.07

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B37D0 #ACD037

analogous

#3760D0 #5B37D0 #A837D0

triadic

#5B37D0 #D05B37 #37D05B

tetradic

#5B37D0 #D03760 #ACD037 #37D0A8

square

#5B37D0 #D03760 #ACD037 #37D0A8

split-complementary

#5B37D0 #D0A837 #60D037

monochromatic

#2F1B72 #4426A3 #5B37D0 #8469DC #AC9AE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#5B37D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5B37D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B37D0

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B37D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B37D0	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b37d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 55, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.219 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672e0',
    500: '#5b37d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b37d0;
$custom-light: #9672e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b37d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.118,
    "s": 61.943,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4803,
    "c": 0.21878,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B37D0

secondary

#C3D390

accent

#E543BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B37D0

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

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