#5B38BD#5B38BD

#5B38BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.196 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B38BD
RGB	rgb(91, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(256, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(256, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.45, 47.90, -64.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.45, 80.41, 306.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% 0.0618 -0.1855)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.196 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.9112, 8.7259, 49.0328)
Luminance	0.0873 (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

#5B38BD #9ABD38

analogous

#3858BD #5B38BD #9D38BD

triadic

#5B38BD #BD5B38 #38BD5B

tetradic

#5B38BD #BD3858 #9ABD38 #38BD9D

square

#5B38BD #BD3858 #9ABD38 #38BD9D

split-complementary

#5B38BD #BD9D38 #58BD38

monochromatic

#2E1C5F #442A8E #5B38BD #7F62D0 #A591DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#5B38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#5B38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B38BD

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B38BD	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#365B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.196 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9372d2',
    500: '#5b38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b38bd;
$custom-light: #9372d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.789,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46455,
    "c": 0.19552,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B38BD

secondary

#B8C987

accent

#DE4AB7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B38BD

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

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