#5B38CD#5B38CD
#5B38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.214 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B38CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 56, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.85, 52.48, -71.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.85, 88.80, 306.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.88% 0.0584 -0.2062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.88% 0.214 285.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7447, 9.4593, 58.6893) |
| Luminance | 0.0946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 0.89
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 1.72
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 2.35
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 3.29
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 3.37
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B38CD #AACD38
analogous
#385FCD #5B38CD #A538CD
triadic
#5B38CD #CD5B38 #38CD5B
tetradic
#5B38CD #CD385F #AACD38 #38CDA5
square
#5B38CD #CD385F #AACD38 #38CDA5
split-complementary
#5B38CD #CDA538 #5FCD38
monochromatic
#2F1C6F #4428A0 #5B38CD #8369D9 #AC9AE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.26
#5B38CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.89
#5B38CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B38CD
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B38CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B38CD | 1.00 | 7.26 | 2.89 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0052CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#26617F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b38cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.214 285.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9572dd',
500: '#5b38cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b38cd; $custom-light: #9572dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b38cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 56,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.094,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47881,
"c": 0.21429,
"h": 285.8
},
"luminance": 0.0946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B38CD
secondary
#C2D18F
accent
#E345BE
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EDFB
border
#CCC8D4
text
#0F0815
muted
#7E7B83