#5B38BF#5B38BF

#5B38BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.198 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B38BF
RGB	rgb(91, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(256, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.62, 48.47, -65.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.62, 81.47, 306.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% 0.0614 -0.1881)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.198 288.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1298, 8.8134, 50.1840)
Luminance	0.0881 (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

#5B38BF #9CBF38

analogous

#3858BF #5B38BF #9E38BF

triadic

#5B38BF #BF5B38 #38BF5B

tetradic

#5B38BF #BF3858 #9CBF38 #38BF9E

square

#5B38BF #BF3858 #9CBF38 #38BF9E

split-complementary

#5B38BF #BF9E38 #58BF38

monochromatic

#2E1C60 #442A90 #5B38BF #8063D1 #A692DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#5B38BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#5B38BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B38BF

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B38BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B38BF	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b38bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.198 288.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9372d3',
    500: '#5b38bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b38bf;
$custom-light: #9372d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b38bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.556,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4663,
    "c": 0.1979,
    "h": 288.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B38BF

secondary

#B9CA89

accent

#DE4AB8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B38BF

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

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