#5B4BE9#5B4BE9
#5B4BE9 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.227 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B4BE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 75, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 78%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 68%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.97, 50.63, -77.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.97, 92.69, 303.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.99% 0.0388 -0.2238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.99% 0.227 279.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5338, 13.1379, 78.4761) |
| Luminance | 0.1314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 2.60
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.45
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.59
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 5.03
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.47
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B4BE9 #D9E94B
analogous
#4B8AE9 #5B4BE9 #AA4BE9
triadic
#5B4BE9 #E95B4B #4BE95B
tetradic
#5B4BE9 #E94B8A #D9E94B #4BE9AA
square
#5B4BE9 #E94B8A #D9E94B #4BE9AA
split-complementary
#5B4BE9 #E9AA4B #8AE94B
monochromatic
#2314A5 #2E1BDC #5B4BE9 #8D82F0 #BEB8F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#5B4BE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#5B4BE9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B4BE9
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B4BE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B4BE9 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005FE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007594
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b4be9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 75, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.227 279.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#987ff1',
500: '#5b4be9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b4be9; $custom-light: #987ff1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b4be9",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 75,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.076,
"s": 78.218,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52993,
"c": 0.22717,
"h": 279.8
},
"luminance": 0.13139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B4BE9
secondary
#E0E6AA
accent
#DA0BC5
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#0F0A17
muted
#7F7C85