#5B4E75#5B4E75

#5B4E75 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.064 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4E75
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 117)
HSL	hsl(260, 20%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(260, 33%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 14.27, -20.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 24.82, 305.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% 0.0313 -0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.064 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.2490, 8.9572, 18.0151)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4E75 #68754E

analogous

#4E5475 #5B4E75 #6E4E75

triadic

#5B4E75 #755B4E #4E755B

tetradic

#5B4E75 #754E54 #68754E #4E756E

square

#5B4E75 #754E54 #68754E #4E756E

split-complementary

#5B4E75 #756E4E #54754E

monochromatic

#221D2C #3E3650 #5B4E75 #786799 #988BB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#5B4E75 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5B4E75 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4E75

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4E75	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4E75	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#455477

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475474

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56545C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4e75;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.064 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7f9d',
    500: '#5b4e75',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4e75;
$custom-light: #8a7f9d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4e75",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.453,
    "c": 0.06423,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4E75

secondary

#959F80

accent

#BD6BA1

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#F0EEF2

border

#CBC9CC

text

#0C0A0E

muted

#7D7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4E75

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

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