#5B3CBB#5B3CBB

#5B3CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.188 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3CBB
RGB	rgb(91, 60, 187)
HSL	hsl(255, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(255, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 67.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.07, 45.16, -62.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.07, 77.03, 305.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.0584 -0.1791)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.188 288.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.8973, 9.0430, 47.9646)
Luminance	0.0904 (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

#5B3CBB #9CBB3C

analogous

#3C5CBB #5B3CBB #9A3CBB

triadic

#5B3CBB #BB5B3C #3CBB5B

tetradic

#5B3CBB #BB3C5C #9CBB3C #3CBB9A

square

#5B3CBB #BB3C5C #9CBB3C #3CBB9A

split-complementary

#5B3CBB #BB9A3C #5CBB3C

monochromatic

#2E1E5E #442D8D #5B3CBB #8066CE #A695DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#5B3CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#5B3CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3CBB

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3CBB	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 60, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.188 288.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9274d0',
    500: '#5b3cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3cbb;
$custom-light: #9274d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.646,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46843,
    "c": 0.18841,
    "h": 288.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3CBB

secondary

#B9C88B

accent

#DB4DB8

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3CBB

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

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