#5B38DF#5B38DF

#5B38DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.235 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B38DF
RGB	rgb(91, 56, 223)
HSL	hsl(253, 72%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(253, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 74.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.51, 57.60, -79.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.51, 98.00, 306.00°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.0542 -0.2285)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.235 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0437, 10.3789, 70.7976)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 3.47

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B38DF #BCDF38

analogous

#3869DF #5B38DF #AF38DF

triadic

#5B38DF #DF5B38 #38DF5B

tetradic

#5B38DF #DF3869 #BCDF38 #38DFAF

square

#5B38DF #DF3869 #BCDF38 #38DFAF

split-complementary

#5B38DF #DFAF38 #69DF38

monochromatic

#2D1687 #3F1EBC #5B38DF #866DE7 #B2A1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#5B38DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#5B38DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B38DF

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B38DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B38DF	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006889

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b38df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 56, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.235 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9873ea',
    500: '#5b38df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b38df;
$custom-light: #9873ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b38df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.575,
    "s": 72.294,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49554,
    "c": 0.23485,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B38DF

secondary

#CEDD96

accent

#EF39C9

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B38DF

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

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