#5B39AE#5B39AE

#5B39AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.176 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B39AE
RGB	rgb(91, 57, 174)
HSL	hsl(257, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 67.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 43.05, -57.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 71.76, 306.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.32% 0.0633 -0.1644)
OKLCH	oklch(45.32% 0.176 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.4153, 8.2059, 40.9132)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B39AE #8CAE39

analogous

#3951AE #5B39AE #9539AE

triadic

#5B39AE #AE5B39 #39AE5B

tetradic

#5B39AE #AE3951 #8CAE39 #39AE95

square

#5B39AE #AE3951 #8CAE39 #39AE95

split-complementary

#5B39AE #AE9539 #51AE39

monochromatic

#2B1B52 #432A80 #5B39AE #7B5BC9 #A089D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#5B39AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5B39AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B39AE

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B39AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B39AE	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b39ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 57, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.176 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9172c7',
    500: '#5b39ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b39ae;
$custom-light: #9172c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b39ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.436,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45324,
    "c": 0.17621,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B39AE

secondary

#AFC380

accent

#DA4EB1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B39AE

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

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