#5B38DB#5B38DB

#5B38DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.230 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B38DB
RGB	rgb(91, 56, 219)
HSL	hsl(253, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(253, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 56.47, -77.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 95.97, 306.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% 0.0552 -0.2236)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.23 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5108, 10.1658, 67.9909)
Luminance	0.1017 (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

#5B38DB #B8DB38

analogous

#3867DB #5B38DB #AC38DB

triadic

#5B38DB #DB5B38 #38DB5B

tetradic

#5B38DB #DB3867 #B8DB38 #38DBAC

square

#5B38DB #DB3867 #B8DB38 #38DBAC

split-complementary

#5B38DB #DBAC38 #67DB38

monochromatic

#2E1781 #4121B5 #5B38DB #866CE4 #B0A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#5B38DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#5B38DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B38DB

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B38DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B38DB	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#066687

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b38db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.230 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9773e7',
    500: '#5b38db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b38db;
$custom-light: #9773e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b38db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.883,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49176,
    "c": 0.23033,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B38DB

secondary

#CBDA95

accent

#EC3CC6

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B38DB

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

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