#5B3EB5#5B3EB5

#5B3EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.179 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B3EB5
RGB	rgb(91, 62, 181)
HSL	hsl(255, 49%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(255, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 65.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 42.28, -58.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 72.58, 305.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% 0.0573 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.179 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3751, 9.0050, 44.6878)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B3EB5 #98B53E

analogous

#3E5CB5 #5B3EB5 #963EB5

triadic

#5B3EB5 #B55B3E #3EB55B

tetradic

#5B3EB5 #B53E5C #98B53E #3EB596

square

#5B3EB5 #B53E5C #98B53E #3EB596

split-complementary

#5B3EB5 #B5963E #5CB53E

monochromatic

#2D1F5A #442E87 #5B3EB5 #7E66CA #A593DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#5B3EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5B3EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B3EB5

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B3EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B3EB5	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b3eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 62, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.179 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9175cc',
    500: '#5b3eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b3eb5;
$custom-light: #9175cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b3eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.622,
    "s": 48.971,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4664,
    "c": 0.17852,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B3EB5

secondary

#B7C589

accent

#D94FB7

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B3EB5

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

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