#5B41CE#5B41CE

#5B41CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.206 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B41CE
RGB	rgb(91, 65, 206)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 68.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 48.01, -69.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 84.27, 304.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.051 -0.1992)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.206 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.3419, 10.4599, 59.4857)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.45

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B41CE #B4CE41

analogous

#416DCE #5B41CE #A141CE

triadic

#5B41CE #CE5B41 #41CE5B

tetradic

#5B41CE #CE416D #B4CE41 #41CEA1

square

#5B41CE #CE416D #B4CE41 #41CEA1

split-complementary

#5B41CE #CEA141 #6DCE41

monochromatic

#2F1E76 #422BA7 #5B41CE #8572DB #AFA2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#5B41CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#5B41CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B41CE

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B41CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B41CE	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b41ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 65, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.206 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9578de',
    500: '#5b41ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b41ce;
$custom-light: #9578de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b41ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.064,
    "s": 58.996,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4919,
    "c": 0.20566,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B41CE

secondary

#C9D497

accent

#E246C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B41CE

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

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