#5B3AD5#5B3AD5

#5B3AD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.221 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3AD5
RGB	rgb(91, 58, 213)
HSL	hsl(253, 65%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(253, 73%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 72.8%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 53.76, -74.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 91.86, 305.82°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% 0.0551 -0.2145)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.221 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8340, 10.0533, 63.9386)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.53

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3AD5 #B4D53A

analogous

#3A66D5 #5B3AD5 #A83AD5

triadic

#5B3AD5 #D55B3A #3AD55B

tetradic

#5B3AD5 #D53A66 #B4D53A #3AD5A8

square

#5B3AD5 #D53A66 #B4D53A #3AD5A8

split-complementary

#5B3AD5 #D5A83A #66D53A

monochromatic

#2F1A7A #4225AD #5B3AD5 #856CE0 #AF9FEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#5B3AD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#5B3AD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3AD5

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3AD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3AD5	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#186584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3ad5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 58, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.221 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9674e3',
    500: '#5b3ad5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3ad5;
$custom-light: #9674e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3ad5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.774,
    "s": 64.854,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48867,
    "c": 0.22149,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3AD5

secondary

#C9D794

accent

#E840C4

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFC

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3AD5

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

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