#5B3BD9#5B3BD9
#5B3BD9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.225 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B3BD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 59, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 68%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 73%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.1%, 72.8%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.48, 54.40, -75.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.48, 93.38, 305.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.36% 0.0535 -0.2186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.36% 0.225 283.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3989, 10.3606, 66.6625) |
| Luminance | 0.1036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 2.02
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 2.05
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 2.53
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 2.73
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 2.78
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 3.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B3BD9 #B9D93B
analogous
#3B6AD9 #5B3BD9 #AA3BD9
triadic
#5B3BD9 #D95B3B #3BD95B
tetradic
#5B3BD9 #D93B6A #B9D93B #3BD9AA
square
#5B3BD9 #D93B6A #B9D93B #3BD9AA
split-complementary
#5B3BD9 #D9AA3B #6AD93B
monochromatic
#2E1981 #4023B4 #5B3BD9 #866EE3 #B1A2ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.84
#5B3BD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#5B3BD9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B3BD9
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B3BD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B3BD9 | 1.00 | 6.84 | 3.07 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005FDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0055D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0D6787
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b3bd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 59, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.225 283.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9774e6',
500: '#5b3bd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b3bd9; $custom-light: #9774e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b3bd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 59,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.152,
"s": 67.521,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49363,
"c": 0.2251,
"h": 283.8
},
"luminance": 0.10362
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B3BD9
secondary
#CCDA96
accent
#EA3DC7
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F3EDFD
border
#CDC8D5
text
#0F0816
muted
#7F7B84