#5B4181#5B4181

#5B4181 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.105 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4181
RGB	rgb(91, 65, 129)
HSL	hsl(264, 33%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(264, 50%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.5%, 49.6%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.11, 25.65, -32.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.11, 41.11, 308.59°)
OKLab	oklab(43.39% 0.0539 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(43.39% 0.105 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.1662, 7.5897, 21.6940)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4181 #678141

analogous

#414781 #5B4181 #7B4181

triadic

#5B4181 #815B41 #41815B

tetradic

#5B4181 #814147 #678141 #41817B

square

#5B4181 #814147 #678141 #41817B

split-complementary

#5B4181 #817B41 #478141

monochromatic

#221830 #3E2C58 #5B4181 #7856AA #987EBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#5B4181 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#5B4181 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4181

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4181	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4181	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D4E83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344E7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544D5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4181;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 65, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.105 300.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b76a6',
    500: '#5b4181',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4181;
$custom-light: #8b76a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4181",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.375,
    "s": 32.99,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4339,
    "c": 0.10513,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4181

secondary

#94A975

accent

#C95F9E

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0C080F

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4181

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

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