#5B4BAE#5B4BAE

#5B4BAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.152 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4BAE
RGB	rgb(91, 75, 174)
HSL	hsl(250, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(250, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 56.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 32.50, -50.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 60.43, 302.54°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% 0.0435 -0.1454)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.152 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4682, 10.3117, 41.2642)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4BAE #9EAE4B

analogous

#4B6DAE #5B4BAE #8D4BAE

triadic

#5B4BAE #AE5B4B #4BAE5B

tetradic

#5B4BAE #AE4B6D #9EAE4B #4BAE8D

square

#5B4BAE #AE4B6D #9EAE4B #4BAE8D

split-complementary

#5B4BAE #AE8D4B #6DAE4B

monochromatic

#2E2658 #453983 #5B4BAE #8073C3 #A79ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#5B4BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#5B4BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4BAE

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4BAE	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B5DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0858AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 75, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.152 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f7ec7',
    500: '#5b4bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4bae;
$custom-light: #8f7ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.697,
    "s": 39.759,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48234,
    "c": 0.15177,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4BAE

secondary

#BAC293

accent

#D058BC

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0D0A13

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4BAE

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

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