#5B4AE1#5B4AE1

#5B4AE1 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.219 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4AE1
RGB	rgb(91, 74, 225)
HSL	hsl(247, 72%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(247, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 67.1%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 48.74, -74.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 89.07, 303.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.0408 -0.2148)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.219 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3495, 12.5565, 72.5709)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4AE1 #D0E14A

analogous

#4A84E1 #5B4AE1 #A64AE1

triadic

#5B4AE1 #E15B4A #4AE15B

tetradic

#5B4AE1 #E14A84 #D0E14A #4AE1A6

square

#5B4AE1 #E14A84 #D0E14A #4AE1A6

split-complementary

#5B4AE1 #E1A64A #84E14A

monochromatic

#271997 #3522CC #5B4AE1 #8B7EEA #BAB3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#5B4AE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#5B4AE1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4AE1

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4AE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4AE1	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00718F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4ae1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 74, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.219 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#977eec',
    500: '#5b4ae1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4ae1;
$custom-light: #977eec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4ae1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.755,
    "s": 71.564,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5215,
    "c": 0.21859,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4AE1

secondary

#DBE1A6

accent

#EE39DA

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EEFD

border

#CDC9D5

text

#0F0A16

muted

#7F7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4AE1

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

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