#5B48AE#5B48AE

#5B48AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.156 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B48AE
RGB	rgb(91, 72, 174)
HSL	hsl(251, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 58.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.69, 34.33, -52.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.69, 62.38, 303.39°)
OKLab	oklab(47.71% 0.047 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(47.71% 0.156 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2695, 9.9143, 41.1980)
Luminance	0.0992 (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

#5B48AE #9BAE48

analogous

#4868AE #5B48AE #8E48AE

triadic

#5B48AE #AE5B48 #48AE5B

tetradic

#5B48AE #AE4868 #9BAE48 #48AE8E

square

#5B48AE #AE4868 #9BAE48 #48AE8E

split-complementary

#5B48AE #AE8E48 #68AE48

monochromatic

#2E2457 #443683 #5B48AE #7F70C4 #A69BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#5B48AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#5B48AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B48AE

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B48AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B48AE	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405F74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b48ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 72, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.156 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#907cc7',
    500: '#5b48ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b48ae;
$custom-light: #907cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b48ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.176,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47711,
    "c": 0.15602,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B48AE

secondary

#B9C290

accent

#D157BA

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0D0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B48AE

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

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