#5B3EAE#5B3EAE

#5B3EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.170 H 290.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3EAE
RGB	rgb(91, 62, 174)
HSL	hsl(256, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 64.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.45, 40.23, -55.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.45, 68.73, 305.83°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% 0.0581 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.17 290)
XYZ	xyz(13.6748, 8.7249, 40.9997)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.77

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3EAE #91AE3E

analogous

#3E59AE #5B3EAE #933EAE

triadic

#5B3EAE #AE5B3E #3EAE5B

tetradic

#5B3EAE #AE3E59 #91AE3E #3EAE93

square

#5B3EAE #AE3E59 #91AE3E #3EAE93

split-complementary

#5B3EAE #AE933E #59AE3E

monochromatic

#2C1E54 #432E81 #5B3EAE #7C62C7 #A28FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#5B3EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5B3EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3EAE

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3EAE	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 62, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.170 290.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9075c7',
    500: '#5b3eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3eae;
$custom-light: #9075c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.536,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46075,
    "c": 0.16971,
    "h": 290
  },
  "luminance": 0.08725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3EAE

secondary

#B2C286

accent

#D751B4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3EAE

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

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