#5B3CB3#5B3CB3

#5B3CB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.179 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3CB3
RGB	rgb(91, 60, 179)
HSL	hsl(256, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.42, 42.83, -58.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.42, 72.69, 306.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.0596 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.179 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0646, 8.7100, 43.5792)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.80

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3CB3 #94B33C

analogous

#3C59B3 #5B3CB3 #973CB3

triadic

#5B3CB3 #B35B3C #3CB35B

tetradic

#5B3CB3 #B33C59 #94B33C #3CB397

square

#5B3CB3 #B33C59 #94B33C #3CB397

split-complementary

#5B3CB3 #B3973C #59B33C

monochromatic

#2C1D57 #442D85 #5B3CB3 #7D62CA #A390DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#5B3CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5B3CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3CB3

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3CB3	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 60, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.179 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174cb',
    500: '#5b3cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3cb3;
$custom-light: #9174cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.63,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46176,
    "c": 0.17857,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3CB3

secondary

#B4C586

accent

#D94EB5

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3CB3

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

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