#5B3AAF#5B3AAF

#5B3AAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.176 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3AAF
RGB	rgb(91, 58, 175)
HSL	hsl(257, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(257, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 66.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.69, 42.79, -57.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.69, 71.71, 306.63°)
OKLab	oklab(45.55% 0.0622 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(45.55% 0.176 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.5631, 8.3449, 41.4452)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3AAF #8EAF3A

analogous

#3A53AF #5B3AAF #953AAF

triadic

#5B3AAF #AF5B3A #3AAF5B

tetradic

#5B3AAF #AF3A53 #8EAF3A #3AAF95

square

#5B3AAF #AF3A53 #8EAF3A #3AAF95

split-complementary

#5B3AAF #AF953A #53AF3A

monochromatic

#2B1C53 #432B81 #5B3AAF #7B5DC9 #A18BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#5B3AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#5B3AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3AAF

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3AAF	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40576F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 58, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.176 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9172c8',
    500: '#5b3aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3aaf;
$custom-light: #9172c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.923,
    "s": 50.215,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45552,
    "c": 0.17616,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3AAF

secondary

#B1C382

accent

#DA4EB2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3AAF

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

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