#5B38D0#5B38D0

#5B38D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.218 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B38D0
RGB	rgb(91, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(254, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(254, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.13, 53.33, -72.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.13, 90.35, 306.18°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.0578 -0.21)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.218 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1103, 9.6056, 60.6147)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B38D0 #ADD038

analogous

#3861D0 #5B38D0 #A738D0

triadic

#5B38D0 #D05B38 #38D05B

tetradic

#5B38D0 #D03861 #ADD038 #38D0A7

square

#5B38D0 #D03861 #ADD038 #38D0A7

split-complementary

#5B38D0 #D0A738 #61D038

monochromatic

#2F1B73 #4427A4 #5B38D0 #846ADC #AD9BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#5B38D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#5B38D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B38D0

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B38D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B38D0	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#216281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b38d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.218 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672e0',
    500: '#5b38d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b38d0;
$custom-light: #9672e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b38d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.816,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48155,
    "c": 0.21776,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B38D0

secondary

#C4D391

accent

#E543C0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B38D0

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

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