#5B3DAE#5B3DAE

#5B3DAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.171 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3DAE
RGB	rgb(91, 61, 174)
HSL	hsl(256, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.24, 40.81, -56.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.24, 69.34, 306.05°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% 0.0592 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.171 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6209, 8.6171, 40.9818)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.91

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3DAE #90AE3D

analogous

#3D57AE #5B3DAE #933DAE

triadic

#5B3DAE #AE5B3D #3DAE5B

tetradic

#5B3DAE #AE3D57 #90AE3D #3DAE93

square

#5B3DAE #AE3D57 #90AE3D #3DAE93

split-complementary

#5B3DAE #AE933D #57AE3D

monochromatic

#2C1D53 #432D81 #5B3DAE #7C61C8 #A18ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#5B3DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#5B3DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3DAE

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3DAE	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 61, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.171 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9074c7',
    500: '#5b3dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3dae;
$custom-light: #9074c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.929,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45921,
    "c": 0.17103,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3DAE

secondary

#B2C285

accent

#D850B4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3DAE

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

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