#5B3EAD#5B3EAD

#5B3EAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.168 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3EAD
RGB	rgb(91, 62, 173)
HSL	hsl(256, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 64.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.37, 39.94, -55.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.37, 68.17, 305.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46% 0.0582 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(46% 0.168 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.5777, 8.6860, 40.4882)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.86

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3EAD #90AD3E

analogous

#3E58AD #5B3EAD #923EAD

triadic

#5B3EAD #AD5B3E #3EAD5B

tetradic

#5B3EAD #AD3E58 #90AD3E #3EAD92

square

#5B3EAD #AD3E58 #90AD3E #3EAD92

split-complementary

#5B3EAD #AD923E #58AD3E

monochromatic

#2C1E53 #432E80 #5B3EAD #7C62C7 #A18FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#5B3EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5B3EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3EAD

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3EAD	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 62, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.168 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9075c6',
    500: '#5b3ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3ead;
$custom-light: #9075c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.676,
    "s": 47.234,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45996,
    "c": 0.16845,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3EAD

secondary

#B2C285

accent

#D751B4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3EAD

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

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