#5B3BB2#5B3BB2

#5B3BB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.179 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3BB2
RGB	rgb(91, 59, 178)
HSL	hsl(256, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 66.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.13, 43.10, -58.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.13, 72.75, 306.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.95% 0.0607 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(45.95% 0.179 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9119, 8.5659, 43.0312)
Luminance	0.0857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.01

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3BB2 #92B23B

analogous

#3B57B2 #5B3BB2 #973BB2

triadic

#5B3BB2 #B25B3B #3BB25B

tetradic

#5B3BB2 #B23B57 #92B23B #3BB297

square

#5B3BB2 #B23B57 #92B23B #3BB297

split-complementary

#5B3BB2 #B2973B #57B23B

monochromatic

#2C1D56 #442C84 #5B3BB2 #7D60CA #A28EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#5B3BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#5B3BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3BB2

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3BB2	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E5871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 59, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.179 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9173ca',
    500: '#5b3bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3bb2;
$custom-light: #9173ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.134,
    "s": 50.211,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45946,
    "c": 0.17859,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3BB2

secondary

#B3C485

accent

#DA4EB4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3BB2

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

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