#5B3ED1#5B3ED1
#5B3ED1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.213 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B3ED1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 62, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 62%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 70%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.5%, 70.3%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.33, 50.51, -71.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.33, 87.58, 305.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.03% 0.0529 -0.2059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.03% 0.213 284.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5421, 10.2718, 61.3675) |
| Luminance | 0.1027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 1.64
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 1.78
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 1.99
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 3.12
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 3.42
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B3ED1 #B4D13E
analogous
#3E6AD1 #5B3ED1 #A53ED1
triadic
#5B3ED1 #D15B3E #3ED15B
tetradic
#5B3ED1 #D13E6A #B4D13E #3ED1A5
square
#5B3ED1 #D13E6A #B4D13E #3ED1A5
split-complementary
#5B3ED1 #D1A53E #6AD13E
monochromatic
#2F1D78 #4228A9 #5B3ED1 #856FDD #AFA1E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.87
#5B3ED1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#5B3ED1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B3ED1
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B3ED1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B3ED1 | 1.00 | 6.87 | 3.05 | 6.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005ED5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0055CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1F6583
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b3ed1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 62, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.213 284.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9576e0',
500: '#5b3ed1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b3ed1; $custom-light: #9576e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b3ed1",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 62,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.837,
"s": 61.506,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49034,
"c": 0.2126,
"h": 284.4
},
"luminance": 0.10273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B3ED1
secondary
#C9D596
accent
#E543C5
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EDFB
border
#CCC8D4
text
#0F0915
muted
#7E7B83