#5B3DB3#5B3DB3

#5B3DB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.177 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3DB3
RGB	rgb(91, 61, 179)
HSL	hsl(255, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.2%, 65.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.63, 42.26, -58.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.63, 72.09, 305.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.33% 0.0586 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(46.33% 0.177 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1175, 8.8157, 43.5968)
Luminance	0.0882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.64

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3DB3 #95B33D

analogous

#3D5AB3 #5B3DB3 #963DB3

triadic

#5B3DB3 #B35B3D #3DB35B

tetradic

#5B3DB3 #B33D5A #95B33D #3DB396

square

#5B3DB3 #B33D5A #95B33D #3DB396

split-complementary

#5B3DB3 #B3963D #5AB33D

monochromatic

#2D1E58 #442D85 #5B3DB3 #7D63CA #A391D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#5B3DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#5B3DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3DB3

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3DB3	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 61, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.177 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174cb',
    500: '#5b3db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3db3;
$custom-light: #9174cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.254,
    "s": 49.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46326,
    "c": 0.17729,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3DB3

secondary

#B5C587

accent

#D94FB6

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3DB3

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

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