#5B38D5#5B38D5
#5B38D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.224 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B38D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 56, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 65%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 74%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.58, 54.76, -75.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.58, 92.92, 306.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.62% 0.0566 -0.2162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.62% 0.224 284.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7351, 9.8555, 63.9057) |
| Luminance | 0.0986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 1.47
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 2.30
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 2.39
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 2.60
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 2.72
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B38D5 #B2D538
analogous
#3863D5 #5B38D5 #AA38D5
triadic
#5B38D5 #D55B38 #38D55B
tetradic
#5B38D5 #D53863 #B2D538 #38D5AA
square
#5B38D5 #D53863 #B2D538 #38D5AA
split-complementary
#5B38D5 #D5AA38 #63D538
monochromatic
#2F1A79 #4224AC #5B38D5 #856BE0 #AE9DEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.07
#5B38D5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.97
#5B38D5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B38D5
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B38D5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B38D5 | 1.00 | 7.07 | 2.97 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0053D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#186484
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b38d5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.224 284.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9673e3',
500: '#5b38d5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b38d5; $custom-light: #9673e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b38d5",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 56,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.376,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48616,
"c": 0.2235,
"h": 284.7
},
"luminance": 0.09857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B38D5
secondary
#C7D692
accent
#E840C3
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F3EDFC
border
#CDC8D5
text
#0F0816
muted
#7F7B84