#5B4E71#5B4E71

#5B4E71 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.058 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4E71
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 113)
HSL	hsl(262, 18%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(262, 31%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 31%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.72, 13.24, -18.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.72, 22.43, 306.20°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% 0.0301 -0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.058 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0188, 8.8652, 16.8029)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4E71 #64714E

analogous

#4E5271 #5B4E71 #6D4E71

triadic

#5B4E71 #715B4E #4E715B

tetradic

#5B4E71 #714E52 #64714E #4E716D

square

#5B4E71 #714E52 #64714E #4E716D

split-complementary

#5B4E71 #716D4E #52714E

monochromatic

#211C29 #3E354D #5B4E71 #786795 #988BAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#5B4E71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#5B4E71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4E71

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4E71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4E71	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475472

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495470

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57535A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4e71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.058 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7f9a',
    500: '#5b4e71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4e71;
$custom-light: #8a7f9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4e71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.286,
    "s": 18.325,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45104,
    "c": 0.05817,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4E71

secondary

#919C7F

accent

#BB6D9E

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#F0EEF2

border

#CBC9CC

text

#0B0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4E71

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

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