#5B38D9#5B38D9

#5B38D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.228 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B38D9
RGB	rgb(91, 56, 217)
HSL	hsl(253, 68%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(253, 74%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 74.2%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 55.90, -76.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 94.96, 306.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.0556 -0.2212)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.228 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2491, 10.0611, 66.6125)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B38D9 #B6D938

analogous

#3866D9 #5B38D9 #AB38D9

triadic

#5B38D9 #D95B38 #38D95B

tetradic

#5B38D9 #D93866 #B6D938 #38D9AB

square

#5B38D9 #D93866 #B6D938 #38D9AB

split-complementary

#5B38D9 #D9AB38 #66D938

monochromatic

#2E187E #4122B2 #5B38D9 #856BE3 #B09FED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#5B38D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#5B38D9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B38D9

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B38D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B38D9	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E6586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b38d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.228 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9773e6',
    500: '#5b38d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b38d9;
$custom-light: #9773e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b38d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 67.932,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48989,
    "c": 0.22806,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B38D9

secondary

#CAD994

accent

#EB3DC5

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B38D9

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

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