#5B38C3#5B38C3

#5B38C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.203 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B38C3
RGB	rgb(91, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(255, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(255, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.97, 49.61, -67.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.97, 83.58, 306.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% 0.0606 -0.1934)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.203 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5760, 8.9918, 52.5340)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.51

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B38C3 #A0C338

analogous

#385BC3 #5B38C3 #A138C3

triadic

#5B38C3 #C35B38 #38C35B

tetradic

#5B38C3 #C3385B #A0C338 #38C3A1

square

#5B38C3 #C3385B #A0C338 #38C3A1

split-complementary

#5B38C3 #C3A138 #5BC338

monochromatic

#2F1D64 #452A93 #5B38C3 #8165D3 #A895E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#5B38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5B38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B38C3

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B38C3	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.203 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9472d6',
    500: '#5b38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b38c3;
$custom-light: #9472d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.108,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46982,
    "c": 0.20263,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B38C3

secondary

#BBCC8B

accent

#DF49B9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B38C3

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

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