#5B409D#5B409D

#5B409D is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.145 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B409D
RGB	rgb(91, 64, 157)
HSL	hsl(257, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(42%, 59.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.65, 34.12, -46.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.65, 57.93, 306.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% 0.0568 -0.1333)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.145 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.2319, 8.3249, 32.8542)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.58

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B409D #829D40

analogous

#40549D #5B409D #89409D

triadic

#5B409D #9D5B40 #409D5B

tetradic

#5B409D #9D4054 #829D40 #409D89

square

#5B409D #9D4054 #829D40 #409D89

split-complementary

#5B409D #9D8940 #549D40

monochromatic

#291D46 #422E72 #5B409D #795DBD #9D89CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#5B409D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#5B409D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B409D

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B409D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B409D	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0353A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11509B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#495468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b409d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.145 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e76ba',
    500: '#5b409d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b409d;
$custom-light: #8e76ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b409d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.419,
    "s": 42.081,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.451,
    "c": 0.14487,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B409D

secondary

#A9B97F

accent

#D256AE

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F1EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0D0812

muted

#7E7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B409D

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

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