#5B48AD#5B48AD

#5B48AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.155 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B48AD
RGB	rgb(91, 72, 173)
HSL	hsl(251, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 58.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.62, 34.03, -51.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.62, 61.82, 303.40°)
OKLab	oklab(47.64% 0.047 -0.1474)
OKLCH	oklch(47.64% 0.155 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1724, 9.8754, 40.6865)
Luminance	0.0988 (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

#5B48AD #9AAD48

analogous

#4867AD #5B48AD #8D48AD

triadic

#5B48AD #AD5B48 #48AD5B

tetradic

#5B48AD #AD4867 #9AAD48 #48AD8D

square

#5B48AD #AD4867 #9AAD48 #48AD8D

split-complementary

#5B48AD #AD8D48 #67AD48

monochromatic

#2E2457 #443682 #5B48AD #7F6FC3 #A59AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#5B48AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#5B48AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B48AD

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B48AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B48AD	1.00	7.06	2.98	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405F73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b48ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 72, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.155 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f7cc6',
    500: '#5b48ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b48ad;
$custom-light: #8f7cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b48ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.287,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47637,
    "c": 0.15467,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B48AD

secondary

#B8C18F

accent

#D157BA

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0D0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B48AD

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

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