#5B47BE#5B47BE

#5B47BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.178 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B47BE
RGB	rgb(91, 71, 190)
HSL	hsl(250, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 62.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 39.77, -59.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 71.97, 303.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.78% 0.0473 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(48.78% 0.178 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8591, 10.4475, 49.8861)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B47BE #AABE47

analogous

#476EBE #5B47BE #9647BE

triadic

#5B47BE #BE5B47 #47BE5B

tetradic

#5B47BE #BE476E #AABE47 #47BE96

square

#5B47BE #BE476E #AABE47 #47BE96

split-complementary

#5B47BE #BE9647 #6EBE47

monochromatic

#2F2466 #443494 #5B47BE #8374CE #ACA1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#5B47BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#5B47BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B47BE

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B47BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B47BE	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34647C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b47be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 71, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.178 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#927bd2',
    500: '#5b47be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b47be;
$custom-light: #927bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b47be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.084,
    "s": 47.791,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48775,
    "c": 0.17839,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B47BE

secondary

#C2CB96

accent

#D750C1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFA

border

#CCC9D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B47BE

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

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