#5B3CB0#5B3CB0

#5B3CB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.175 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3CB0
RGB	rgb(91, 60, 176)
HSL	hsl(256, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 65.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 41.96, -57.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 71.05, 306.19°)
OKLab	oklab(45.93% 0.06 -0.1642)
OKLCH	oklch(45.93% 0.175 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7645, 8.5899, 41.9986)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.93

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3CB0 #91B03C

analogous

#3C57B0 #5B3CB0 #953CB0

triadic

#5B3CB0 #B05B3C #3CB05B

tetradic

#5B3CB0 #B03C57 #91B03C #3CB095

square

#5B3CB0 #B03C57 #91B03C #3CB095

split-complementary

#5B3CB0 #B0953C #57B03C

monochromatic

#2C1D55 #432C82 #5B3CB0 #7C60C9 #A28ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#5B3CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#5B3CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3CB0

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3CB0	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F5871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 60, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.175 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174c8',
    500: '#5b3cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3cb0;
$custom-light: #9174c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.034,
    "s": 49.153,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45931,
    "c": 0.17484,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3CB0

secondary

#B2C385

accent

#D94FB4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3CB0

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

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