#5B49AE#5B49AE

#5B49AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.155 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B49AE
RGB	rgb(91, 73, 174)
HSL	hsl(251, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 58%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 33.72, -51.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 61.74, 303.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.88% 0.0458 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(47.88% 0.155 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3347, 10.0446, 41.2197)
Luminance	0.1004 (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

#5B49AE #9CAE49

analogous

#4969AE #5B49AE #8D49AE

triadic

#5B49AE #AE5B49 #49AE5B

tetradic

#5B49AE #AE4969 #9CAE49 #49AE8D

square

#5B49AE #AE4969 #9CAE49 #49AE8D

split-complementary

#5B49AE #AE8D49 #69AE49

monochromatic

#2E2558 #443783 #5B49AE #8071C3 #A69CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#5B49AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#5B49AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B49AE

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B49AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B49AE	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406074

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b49ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 73, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.155 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f7cc7',
    500: '#5b49ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b49ae;
$custom-light: #8f7cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b49ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.693,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47884,
    "c": 0.15461,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B49AE

secondary

#B9C291

accent

#D157BB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0D0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B49AE

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

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