#5B3DBD#5B3DBD

#5B3DBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.190 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3DBD
RGB	rgb(91, 61, 189)
HSL	hsl(254, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(254, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 67.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.43, 45.19, -62.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.43, 77.52, 305.66°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% 0.0572 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.19 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1657, 9.2350, 49.1177)
Luminance	0.0924 (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

#5B3DBD #9FBD3D

analogous

#3D5FBD #5B3DBD #9B3DBD

triadic

#5B3DBD #BD5B3D #3DBD5B

tetradic

#5B3DBD #BD3D5F #9FBD3D #3DBD9B

square

#5B3DBD #BD3D5F #9FBD3D #3DBD9B

split-complementary

#5B3DBD #BD9B3D #5FBD3D

monochromatic

#2E1F60 #452E8F #5B3DBD #8169CE #A797DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#5B3DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#5B3DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3DBD

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3DBD	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#365D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 61, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.190 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9275d2',
    500: '#5b3dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3dbd;
$custom-light: #9275d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.063,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47157,
    "c": 0.18965,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3DBD

secondary

#BBC98D

accent

#DB4DB9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3DBD

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

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