#5B38D7#5B38D7
#5B38D7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.226 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B38D7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 56, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 67%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 74%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 74%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.77, 55.33, -75.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.77, 93.94, 306.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.8% 0.0561 -0.2187) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.8% 0.226 284.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9905, 9.9577, 65.2508) |
| Luminance | 0.0996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 1.68
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 2.07
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 2.43
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 2.60
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 2.86
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 3.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B38D7 #B4D738
analogous
#3864D7 #5B38D7 #AB38D7
triadic
#5B38D7 #D75B38 #38D75B
tetradic
#5B38D7 #D73864 #B4D738 #38D7AB
square
#5B38D7 #D73864 #B4D738 #38D7AB
split-complementary
#5B38D7 #D7AB38 #64D738
monochromatic
#2F197C #4223AF #5B38D7 #856BE1 #AF9EEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#5B38D7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#5B38D7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B38D7
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B38D7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B38D7 | 1.00 | 7.02 | 2.99 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0054D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#146585
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b38d7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.226 284.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9773e5',
500: '#5b38d7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b38d7; $custom-light: #9773e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b38d7",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 56,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.208,
"s": 66.527,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48802,
"c": 0.22579,
"h": 284.4
},
"luminance": 0.09959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B38D7
secondary
#C9D893
accent
#E93EC4
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F3EDFC
border
#CDC8D5
text
#0F0816
muted
#7F7B84