#5B49E6#5B49E6
#5B49E6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.226 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B49E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 73, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.4%, 68.3%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.31, 50.82, -77.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.31, 92.28, 303.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.44% 0.0408 -0.222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.44% 0.226 280.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9753, 12.7009, 76.1938) |
| Luminance | 0.1270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 2.27
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.07
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.47
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.85
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.89
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B49E6 #D4E649
analogous
#4986E6 #5B49E6 #AA49E6
triadic
#5B49E6 #E65B49 #49E65B
tetradic
#5B49E6 #E64986 #D4E649 #49E6AA
square
#5B49E6 #E64986 #D4E649 #49E6AA
split-complementary
#5B49E6 #E6AA49 #86E649
monochromatic
#26169F #321DD5 #5B49E6 #8B7FED #BCB5F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.93
#5B49E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#5B49E6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B49E6
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B49E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B49E6 | 1.00 | 5.93 | 3.54 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005EE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007392
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b49e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 73, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.226 280.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#987eef',
500: '#5b49e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b49e6; $custom-light: #987eef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b49e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 73,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.879,
"s": 75.845,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5244,
"c": 0.22574,
"h": 280.4
},
"luminance": 0.12702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B49E6
secondary
#DDE4A7
accent
#F235DD
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#0F0A17
muted
#7F7C85