#5B3BB5#5B3BB5
#5B3BB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.182 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B3BB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 59, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.38, 43.96, -59.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.38, 74.38, 306.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.2% 0.0603 -0.172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.2% 0.182 289.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2164, 8.6877, 44.6349) |
| Luminance | 0.0869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 2.76
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 2.92
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.16
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.31
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.53
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B3BB5 #95B53B
analogous
#3B58B5 #5B3BB5 #983BB5
triadic
#5B3BB5 #B55B3B #3BB55B
tetradic
#5B3BB5 #B53B58 #95B53B #3BB598
square
#5B3BB5 #B53B58 #95B53B #3BB598
split-complementary
#5B3BB5 #B5983B #58B53B
monochromatic
#2D1D59 #442C87 #5B3BB5 #7D62CC #A390DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.67
#5B3BB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.74
#5B3BB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B3BB5
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B3BB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B3BB5 | 1.00 | 7.67 | 2.74 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0056B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0050B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C5973
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b3bb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 59, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.182 289.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9173cc',
500: '#5b3bb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b3bb5; $custom-light: #9173cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b3bb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 59,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.738,
"s": 50.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46195,
"c": 0.18229,
"h": 289.3
},
"luminance": 0.08688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B3BB5
secondary
#B5C686
accent
#DA4DB5
background
#F9F7FC
surface
#F2EDF9
border
#CCC8D2
text
#0E0813
muted
#7E7B82