#5B38BA#5B38BA

#5B38BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.192 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B38BA
RGB	rgb(91, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(256, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 47.04, -63.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 78.81, 306.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% 0.0623 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.192 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5889, 8.5970, 47.3355)
Luminance	0.0860 (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

#5B38BA #97BA38

analogous

#3856BA #5B38BA #9C38BA

triadic

#5B38BA #BA5B38 #38BA5B

tetradic

#5B38BA #BA3856 #97BA38 #38BA9C

square

#5B38BA #BA3856 #97BA38 #38BA9C

split-complementary

#5B38BA #BA9C38 #56BA38

monochromatic

#2D1C5C #442A8B #5B38BA #7E60CF #A48FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#5B38BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#5B38BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B38BA

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B38BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B38BA	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b38ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.192 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9271d0',
    500: '#5b38ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b38ba;
$custom-light: #9271d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b38ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.154,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46195,
    "c": 0.19195,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B38BA

secondary

#B6C886

accent

#DD4BB6

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B38BA

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

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