#5B3CB2#5B3CB2

#5B3CB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.177 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3CB2
RGB	rgb(91, 60, 178)
HSL	hsl(256, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.34, 42.54, -58.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.34, 72.14, 306.13°)
OKLab	oklab(46.09% 0.0597 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(46.09% 0.177 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.9638, 8.6697, 43.0485)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.84

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3CB2 #93B23C

analogous

#3C58B2 #5B3CB2 #963CB2

triadic

#5B3CB2 #B25B3C #3CB25B

tetradic

#5B3CB2 #B23C58 #93B23C #3CB296

square

#5B3CB2 #B23C58 #93B23C #3CB296

split-complementary

#5B3CB2 #B2963C #58B23C

monochromatic

#2C1D56 #442D84 #5B3CB2 #7D61CA #A38FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#5B3CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#5B3CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3CB2

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3CB2	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E5972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 60, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.177 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174ca',
    500: '#5b3cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3cb2;
$custom-light: #9174ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.763,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46094,
    "c": 0.17733,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3CB2

secondary

#B4C486

accent

#D94FB5

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3CB2

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

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