#5B37DA#5B37DA

#5B37DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.230 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B37DA
RGB	rgb(91, 55, 218)
HSL	hsl(253, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(253, 75%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 74.8%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.87, 56.67, -77.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.87, 95.98, 306.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.0561 -0.2232)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.23 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3316, 10.0173, 67.2836)
Luminance	0.1002 (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

#5B37DA #B6DA37

analogous

#3764DA #5B37DA #AD37DA

triadic

#5B37DA #DA5B37 #37DA5B

tetradic

#5B37DA #DA3764 #B6DA37 #37DAAD

square

#5B37DA #DA3764 #B6DA37 #37DAAD

split-complementary

#5B37DA #DAAD37 #64DA37

monochromatic

#2E187F #4121B3 #5B37DA #856BE4 #B09EED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#5B37DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#5B37DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B37DA

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B37DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B37DA	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A6586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b37da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 55, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.230 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9772e7',
    500: '#5b37da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b37da;
$custom-light: #9772e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b37da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.252,
    "s": 68.776,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48962,
    "c": 0.23015,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B37DA

secondary

#CAD993

accent

#EC3CC5

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B37DA

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

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