#5B3CA9#5B3CA9

#5B3CA9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.166 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3CA9
RGB	rgb(91, 60, 169)
HSL	hsl(257, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 64%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 64.5%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 39.93, -54.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 67.20, 306.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45.37% 0.0607 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(45.37% 0.166 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0897, 8.3200, 38.4447)
Luminance	0.0832 (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

#5B3CA9 #8AA93C

analogous

#3C54A9 #5B3CA9 #913CA9

triadic

#5B3CA9 #A95B3C #3CA95B

tetradic

#5B3CA9 #A93C54 #8AA93C #3CA991

square

#5B3CA9 #A93C54 #8AA93C #3CA991

split-complementary

#5B3CA9 #A9913C #54A93C

monochromatic

#2A1C4F #432C7C #5B3CA9 #7B5DC5 #9F8AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#5B3CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#5B3CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3CA9

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3CA9	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43566D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 60, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.166 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9073c3',
    500: '#5b3ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3ca9;
$custom-light: #9073c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.064,
    "s": 47.598,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45369,
    "c": 0.16606,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3CA9

secondary

#AEC081

accent

#D751B1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3CA9

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

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