#5B3BBB#5B3BBB

#5B3BBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.190 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3BBB
RGB	rgb(91, 59, 187)
HSL	hsl(255, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(255, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 68.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.87, 45.71, -62.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.87, 77.62, 306.08°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% 0.0594 -0.1801)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.19 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8454, 8.9392, 47.9473)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3BBB #9BBB3B

analogous

#3B5BBB #5B3BBB #9B3BBB

triadic

#5B3BBB #BB5B3B #3BBB5B

tetradic

#5B3BBB #BB3B5B #9BBB3B #3BBB9B

square

#5B3BBB #BB3B5B #9BBB3B #3BBB9B

split-complementary

#5B3BBB #BB9B3B #5BBB3B

monochromatic

#2E1E5E #442C8C #5B3BBB #7F65CE #A693DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#5B3BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5B3BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3BBB

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3BBB	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 59, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.190 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9273d0',
    500: '#5b3bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3bbb;
$custom-light: #9273d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.467,
    "c": 0.18961,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3BBB

secondary

#B9C88A

accent

#DB4CB8

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3BBB

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

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