#5B3CAA#5B3CAA

#5B3CAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.167 H 291.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3CAA
RGB	rgb(91, 60, 170)
HSL	hsl(257, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 64.7%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.72, 40.22, -54.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.72, 67.75, 306.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% 0.0606 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.167 291.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1839, 8.3577, 38.9410)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.39

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3CAA #8BAA3C

analogous

#3C54AA #5B3CAA #923CAA

triadic

#5B3CAA #AA5B3C #3CAA5B

tetradic

#5B3CAA #AA3C54 #8BAA3C #3CAA92

square

#5B3CAA #AA3C54 #8BAA3C #3CAA92

split-complementary

#5B3CAA #AA923C #54AA3C

monochromatic

#2B1C50 #432C7D #5B3CAA #7B5DC6 #A08BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#5B3CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#5B3CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3CAA

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3CAA	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43566D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 60, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.167 291.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9073c4',
    500: '#5b3caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3caa;
$custom-light: #9073c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.909,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45448,
    "c": 0.16732,
    "h": 291.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3CAA

secondary

#AFC081

accent

#D750B1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3CAA

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

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