#5B3AAE#5B3AAE

#5B3AAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.175 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3AAE
RGB	rgb(91, 58, 174)
HSL	hsl(257, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 42.50, -57.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 71.16, 306.67°)
OKLab	oklab(45.47% 0.0623 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(45.47% 0.175 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4653, 8.3058, 40.9299)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.39

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3AAE #8DAE3A

analogous

#3A53AE #5B3AAE #953AAE

triadic

#5B3AAE #AE5B3A #3AAE5B

tetradic

#5B3AAE #AE3A53 #8DAE3A #3AAE95

square

#5B3AAE #AE3A53 #8DAE3A #3AAE95

split-complementary

#5B3AAE #AE953A #53AE3A

monochromatic

#2B1B52 #432B80 #5B3AAE #7B5CC9 #A08AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#5B3AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#5B3AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3AAE

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3AAE	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41566F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 58, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.175 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9072c7',
    500: '#5b3aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3aae;
$custom-light: #9072c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.069,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4547,
    "c": 0.17492,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3AAE

secondary

#B0C281

accent

#DA4EB2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3AAE

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

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