#5B3BCD#5B3BCD

#5B3BCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.211 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3BCD
RGB	rgb(91, 59, 205)
HSL	hsl(253, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 71.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.41, 50.93, -70.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.41, 87.16, 305.76°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.0561 -0.2035)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.211 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8945, 9.7589, 58.7392)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3BCD #ADCD3B

analogous

#3B64CD #5B3BCD #A43BCD

triadic

#5B3BCD #CD5B3B #3BCD5B

tetradic

#5B3BCD #CD3B64 #ADCD3B #3BCDA4

square

#5B3BCD #CD3B64 #ADCD3B #3BCDA4

split-complementary

#5B3BCD #CDA43B #64CD3B

monochromatic

#2F1D71 #4429A2 #5B3BCD #846CD9 #AD9DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#5B3BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#5B3BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3BCD

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3BCD	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 59, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.211 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9574dd',
    500: '#5b3bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3bcd;
$custom-light: #9574dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.151,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48272,
    "c": 0.21112,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3BCD

secondary

#C4D292

accent

#E345C0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3BCD

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

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