#5B49AF#5B49AF

#5B49AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.156 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B49AF
RGB	rgb(91, 73, 175)
HSL	hsl(251, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(251, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 58.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 34.02, -52.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 62.30, 303.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.96% 0.0458 -0.1491)
OKLCH	oklch(47.96% 0.156 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4325, 10.0838, 41.7350)
Luminance	0.1008 (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

#5B49AF #9DAF49

analogous

#496AAF #5B49AF #8E49AF

triadic

#5B49AF #AF5B49 #49AF5B

tetradic

#5B49AF #AF496A #9DAF49 #49AF8E

square

#5B49AF #AF496A #9DAF49 #49AF8E

split-complementary

#5B49AF #AF8E49 #6AAF49

monochromatic

#2E2559 #453784 #5B49AF #8071C4 #A79CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#5B49AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#5B49AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B49AF

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B49AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B49AF	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6075

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b49af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 73, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.156 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#907cc8',
    500: '#5b49af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b49af;
$custom-light: #907cc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b49af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.588,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47958,
    "c": 0.15595,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B49AF

secondary

#BAC291

accent

#D157BB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0D0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B49AF

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

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