#5B3BAE#5B3BAE

#5B3BAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.174 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3BAE
RGB	rgb(91, 59, 174)
HSL	hsl(257, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(257, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 66.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.82, 41.94, -56.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.82, 70.56, 306.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.62% 0.0613 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(45.62% 0.174 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.5162, 8.4076, 40.9469)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.22

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3BAE #8EAE3B

analogous

#3B54AE #5B3BAE #943BAE

triadic

#5B3BAE #AE5B3B #3BAE5B

tetradic

#5B3BAE #AE3B54 #8EAE3B #3BAE94

square

#5B3BAE #AE3B54 #8EAE3B #3BAE94

split-complementary

#5B3BAE #AE943B #54AE3B

monochromatic

#2B1C53 #432C80 #5B3BAE #7B5EC8 #A18CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#5B3BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#5B3BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3BAE

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3BAE	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41576F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 59, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.174 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9073c7',
    500: '#5b3bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3bae;
$custom-light: #9073c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.696,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45619,
    "c": 0.17364,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3BAE

secondary

#B1C282

accent

#D94FB2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3BAE

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

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