#5B40BB#5B40BB

#5B40BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.183 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B40BB
RGB	rgb(91, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(253, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.89, 42.92, -61.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.89, 74.64, 305.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.44% 0.0546 -0.1752)
OKLCH	oklch(47.44% 0.183 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1148, 9.4781, 48.0371)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.03

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B40BB #A0BB40

analogous

#4063BB #5B40BB #9940BB

triadic

#5B40BB #BB5B40 #40BB5B

tetradic

#5B40BB #BB4063 #A0BB40 #40BB99

square

#5B40BB #BB4063 #A0BB40 #40BB99

split-complementary

#5B40BB #BB9940 #63BB40

monochromatic

#2F2160 #45308D #5B40BB #816CCD #A899DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#5B40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5B40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B40BB

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B40BB	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#375E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.183 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9276d0',
    500: '#5b40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b40bb;
$custom-light: #9276d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.171,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47435,
    "c": 0.18349,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B40BB

secondary

#BBC88F

accent

#D94FBA

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B40BB

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

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