#5B3DB2#5B3DB2

#5B3DB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.176 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3DB2
RGB	rgb(91, 61, 178)
HSL	hsl(255, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 65.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.55, 41.97, -57.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.55, 71.54, 305.92°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% 0.0587 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.176 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0167, 8.7754, 43.0661)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3DB2 #94B23D

analogous

#3D59B2 #5B3DB2 #963DB2

triadic

#5B3DB2 #B25B3D #3DB25B

tetradic

#5B3DB2 #B23D59 #94B23D #3DB296

square

#5B3DB2 #B23D59 #94B23D #3DB296

split-complementary

#5B3DB2 #B2963D #59B23D

monochromatic

#2C1E57 #442D84 #5B3DB2 #7D63C9 #A390D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#5B3DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#5B3DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3DB2

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3DB2	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E5972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 61, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.176 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174ca',
    500: '#5b3db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3db2;
$custom-light: #9174ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.385,
    "s": 48.954,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46244,
    "c": 0.17605,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3DB2

secondary

#B4C487

accent

#D94FB5

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3DB2

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

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