#5B3ACD#5B3ACD

#5B3ACD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.212 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3ACD
RGB	rgb(91, 58, 205)
HSL	hsl(253, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 71.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.22, 51.45, -71.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.22, 87.71, 305.91°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% 0.0569 -0.2044)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.212 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8436, 9.6571, 58.7222)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.89

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3ACD #ACCD3A

analogous

#3A63CD #5B3ACD #A43ACD

triadic

#5B3ACD #CD5B3A #3ACD5B

tetradic

#5B3ACD #CD3A63 #ACCD3A #3ACDA4

square

#5B3ACD #CD3A63 #ACCD3A #3ACDA4

split-complementary

#5B3ACD #CDA43A #63CD3A

monochromatic

#2F1C70 #4429A1 #5B3ACD #846BD9 #AC9CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#5B3ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#5B3ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3ACD

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3ACD	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 58, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.212 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9573dd',
    500: '#5b3acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3acd;
$custom-light: #9573dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.469,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4814,
    "c": 0.2122,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3ACD

secondary

#C3D291

accent

#E345BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3ACD

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

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