#5B409F#5B409F

#5B409F is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.148 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B409F
RGB	rgb(91, 64, 159)
HSL	hsl(257, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 60%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.8%, 59.7%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.79, 34.70, -47.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.79, 59.06, 305.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.25% 0.0567 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(45.25% 0.148 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.4041, 8.3938, 33.7608)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.23

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B409F #849F40

analogous

#40549F #5B409F #8A409F

triadic

#5B409F #9F5B40 #409F5B

tetradic

#5B409F #9F4054 #849F40 #409F8A

square

#5B409F #9F4054 #849F40 #409F8A

split-complementary

#5B409F #9F8A40 #549F40

monochromatic

#291D48 #422E73 #5B409F #795EBE #9E8AD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#5B409F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#5B409F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B409F

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B409F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B409F	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C509D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#485569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b409f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.148 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e76bc',
    500: '#5b409f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b409f;
$custom-light: #8e76bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b409f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.053,
    "s": 42.601,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45247,
    "c": 0.14752,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B409F

secondary

#AABB80

accent

#D255AF

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F1EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0D0812

muted

#7E7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B409F

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

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