#5B3AB2#5B3AB2

#5B3AB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.180 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3AB2
RGB	rgb(91, 58, 178)
HSL	hsl(257, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(257, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 67.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.93, 43.65, -58.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.93, 73.34, 306.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.8% 0.0617 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(45.8% 0.18 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8610, 8.4641, 43.0142)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.19

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3AB2 #91B23A

analogous

#3A55B2 #5B3AB2 #973AB2

triadic

#5B3AB2 #B25B3A #3AB25B

tetradic

#5B3AB2 #B23A55 #91B23A #3AB297

square

#5B3AB2 #B23A55 #91B23A #3AB297

split-complementary

#5B3AB2 #B2973A #55B23A

monochromatic

#2C1C56 #432B84 #5B3AB2 #7C5FCB #A28DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#5B3AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#5B3AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3AB2

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3AB2	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E5871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 58, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.180 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9172ca',
    500: '#5b3ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3ab2;
$custom-light: #9172ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.5,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.458,
    "c": 0.17986,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3AB2

secondary

#B2C483

accent

#DA4DB4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3AB2

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

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