#5B397C#5B397C

#5B397C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.112 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B397C
RGB	rgb(91, 57, 124)
HSL	hsl(270, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(270, 54%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 54%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.89, 29.23, -32.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.89, 43.74, 311.92°)
OKLab	oklab(41.64% 0.0652 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(41.64% 0.112 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4148, 6.6057, 19.8439)
Luminance	0.0661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B397C #5A7C39

analogous

#39397C #5B397C #7C397B

triadic

#5B397C #7C5B39 #397C5B

tetradic

#5B397C #7C3939 #5A7C39 #397B7C

square

#5B397C #7C3939 #5A7C39 #397B7C

split-complementary

#5B397C #7B7C39 #397C39

monochromatic

#1D1228 #3C2652 #5B397C #7A4CA6 #9871BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#5B397C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#5B397C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B397C

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B397C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B397C	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24487E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E497A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b397c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 57, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.112 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b70a2',
    500: '#5b397c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b397c;
$custom-light: #8b70a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b397c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.448,
    "s": 37.017,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41642,
    "c": 0.11229,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B397C

secondary

#88A76A

accent

#CD5B93

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF3

border

#CBC7CD

text

#0C070F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B397C

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

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