#5B4AE0#5B4AE0
#5B4AE0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.217 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B4AE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 74, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.4%, 67%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.00, 48.44, -74.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.00, 88.54, 303.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.06% 0.0409 -0.2135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.06% 0.217 280.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2135, 12.5021, 71.8545) |
| Luminance | 0.1250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 2.83
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.34
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.37
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.59
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.68
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B4AE0 #CFE04A
analogous
#4A84E0 #5B4AE0 #A64AE0
triadic
#5B4AE0 #E05B4A #4AE05B
tetradic
#5B4AE0 #E04A84 #CFE04A #4AE0A6
square
#5B4AE0 #E04A84 #CFE04A #4AE0A6
split-complementary
#5B4AE0 #E0A64A #84E04A
monochromatic
#281A96 #3623CA #5B4AE0 #8A7EE9 #BAB3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.00
#5B4AE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#5B4AE0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B4AE0
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B4AE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B4AE0 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005EDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00718F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b4ae0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 74, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.217 280.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#977eeb',
500: '#5b4ae0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b4ae0; $custom-light: #977eeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b4ae0",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 74,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.8,
"s": 70.755,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52063,
"c": 0.21738,
"h": 280.8
},
"luminance": 0.12504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B4AE0
secondary
#DAE1A5
accent
#EE3AD9
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F3EEFD
border
#CDC9D5
text
#0F0A16
muted
#7F7C84