#5B4BAB#5B4BAB

#5B4BAB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.148 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4BAB
RGB	rgb(91, 75, 171)
HSL	hsl(250, 39%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 56%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 56.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 31.59, -49.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 58.72, 302.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.02% 0.0435 -0.1411)
OKLCH	oklch(48.02% 0.148 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1790, 10.1960, 39.7411)
Luminance	0.1020 (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

#5B4BAB #9BAB4B

analogous

#4B6BAB #5B4BAB #8B4BAB

triadic

#5B4BAB #AB5B4B #4BAB5B

tetradic

#5B4BAB #AB4B6B #9BAB4B #4BAB8B

square

#5B4BAB #AB4B6B #9BAB4B #4BAB8B

split-complementary

#5B4BAB #AB8B4B #6BAB4B

monochromatic

#2E2656 #443880 #5B4BAB #7F72C1 #A69DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#5B4BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#5B4BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4BAB

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4BAB	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#135CAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1257A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#416073

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 75, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.148 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f7ec5',
    500: '#5b4bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4bab;
$custom-light: #8f7ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 39.024,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48017,
    "c": 0.14767,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4BAB

secondary

#B9C091

accent

#CF59BB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0D0A13

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4BAB

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

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