#5B477B#5B477B

#5B477B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.086 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B477B
RGB	rgb(91, 71, 123)
HSL	hsl(263, 27%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(263, 42%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 42.3%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.32, 20.28, -26.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.32, 33.38, 307.41°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% 0.0438 -0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.086 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.1420, 8.1606, 19.7759)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B477B #677B47

analogous

#474D7B #5B477B #75477B

triadic

#5B477B #7B5B47 #477B5B

tetradic

#5B477B #7B474D #677B47 #477B75

square

#5B477B #7B474D #677B47 #477B75

split-complementary

#5B477B #7B7547 #4D7B47

monochromatic

#221A2D #3E3154 #5B477B #785DA2 #9884B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#5B477B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#5B477B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B477B

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B477B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B477B	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A507D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E507A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55505B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b477b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 71, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.086 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7aa1',
    500: '#5b477b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b477b;
$custom-light: #8a7aa1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b477b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.077,
    "s": 26.804,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44187,
    "c": 0.08592,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B477B

secondary

#94A47A

accent

#C3659F

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#F0EDF2

border

#CBC8CC

text

#0C090F

muted

#7D7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B477B

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

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