#5B3BB0#5B3BB0

#5B3BB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.176 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3BB0
RGB	rgb(91, 59, 176)
HSL	hsl(256, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.98, 42.52, -57.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.98, 71.66, 306.40°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% 0.061 -0.1652)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.176 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7126, 8.4861, 41.9813)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.10

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3BB0 #90B03B

analogous

#3B55B0 #5B3BB0 #953BB0

triadic

#5B3BB0 #B05B3B #3BB05B

tetradic

#5B3BB0 #B03B55 #90B03B #3BB095

square

#5B3BB0 #B03B55 #90B03B #3BB095

split-complementary

#5B3BB0 #B0953B #55B03B

monochromatic

#2C1C54 #432C82 #5B3BB0 #7C5FC9 #A18DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#5B3BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#5B3BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3BB0

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3BB0	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F5870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 59, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.176 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9173c8',
    500: '#5b3bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3bb0;
$custom-light: #9173c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.41,
    "s": 49.787,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45782,
    "c": 0.17612,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3BB0

secondary

#B2C383

accent

#D94EB3

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3BB0

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

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