#5B38C0#5B38C0

#5B38C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.199 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B38C0
RGB	rgb(91, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(255, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.71, 48.75, -65.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.71, 82.00, 306.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.0612 -0.1894)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.199 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2402, 8.8575, 50.7656)
Luminance	0.0886 (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

#5B38C0 #9DC038

analogous

#3859C0 #5B38C0 #9F38C0

triadic

#5B38C0 #C05B38 #38C05B

tetradic

#5B38C0 #C03859 #9DC038 #38C09F

square

#5B38C0 #C03859 #9DC038 #38C09F

split-complementary

#5B38C0 #C09F38 #59C038

monochromatic

#2E1C61 #452A91 #5B38C0 #8064D2 #A793DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#5B38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#5B38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B38C0

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B38C0	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.199 287.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9372d4',
    500: '#5b38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b38c0;
$custom-light: #9372d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.441,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46717,
    "c": 0.19908,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B38C0

secondary

#BACB89

accent

#DE4AB8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B38C0

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

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