#5B3BAD#5B3BAD

#5B3BAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.172 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3BAD
RGB	rgb(91, 59, 173)
HSL	hsl(257, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 65.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.74, 41.65, -56.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.74, 70.01, 306.51°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% 0.0614 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.172 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4190, 8.3687, 40.4353)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.29

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3BAD #8DAD3B

analogous

#3B54AD #5B3BAD #943BAD

triadic

#5B3BAD #AD5B3B #3BAD5B

tetradic

#5B3BAD #AD3B54 #8DAD3B #3BAD94

square

#5B3BAD #AD3B54 #8DAD3B #3BAD94

split-complementary

#5B3BAD #AD943B #54AD3B

monochromatic

#2B1C52 #432B7F #5B3BAD #7B5DC8 #A08BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#5B3BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#5B3BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3BAD

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3BAD	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41576F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 59, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.172 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9073c6',
    500: '#5b3bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3bad;
$custom-light: #9073c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.842,
    "s": 49.138,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45537,
    "c": 0.17239,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3BAD

secondary

#B0C282

accent

#D94FB2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3BAD

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

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