#5B3BBE#5B3BBE

#5B3BBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.193 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3BBE
RGB	rgb(91, 59, 190)
HSL	hsl(255, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(255, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 68.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.12, 46.58, -64.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.12, 79.23, 306.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.96% 0.0589 -0.184)
OKLCH	oklch(46.96% 0.193 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1699, 9.0690, 49.6564)
Luminance	0.0907 (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

#5B3BBE #9EBE3B

analogous

#3B5DBE #5B3BBE #9D3BBE

triadic

#5B3BBE #BE5B3B #3BBE5B

tetradic

#5B3BBE #BE3B5D #9EBE3B #3BBE9D

square

#5B3BBE #BE3B5D #9EBE3B #3BBE9D

split-complementary

#5B3BBE #BE9D3B #5DBE3B

monochromatic

#2E1E61 #452C8F #5B3BBE #8067D0 #A795DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#5B3BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#5B3BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3BBE

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3BBE	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 59, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.193 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9373d3',
    500: '#5b3bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3bbe;
$custom-light: #9373d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.656,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46956,
    "c": 0.19324,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3BBE

secondary

#BACA8B

accent

#DC4CB9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3BBE

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

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