#5B4E79#5B4E79

#5B4E79 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.070 H 297.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4E79
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 121)
HSL	hsl(258, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(258, 36%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 35.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.09, 15.32, -22.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.09, 27.22, 304.24°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% 0.0324 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.07 297.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.4892, 9.0533, 19.2803)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4E79 #6C794E

analogous

#4E5779 #5B4E79 #714E79

triadic

#5B4E79 #795B4E #4E795B

tetradic

#5B4E79 #794E57 #6C794E #4E7971

square

#5B4E79 #794E57 #6C794E #4E7971

split-complementary

#5B4E79 #79714E #57794E

monochromatic

#231E2F #3F3654 #5B4E79 #77679D #998CB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#5B4E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#5B4E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4E79

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4E79	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43557B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465478

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55555E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.070 297.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7fa0',
    500: '#5b4e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4e79;
$custom-light: #8a7fa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.14,
    "s": 21.608,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45502,
    "c": 0.07028,
    "h": 297.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4E79

secondary

#98A281

accent

#BE6AA5

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#F0EEF2

border

#CBC9CC

text

#0C0A0E

muted

#7D7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4E79

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

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