#5B4E7B#5B4E7B

#5B4E7B is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.073 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4E7B
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 123)
HSL	hsl(257, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(257, 37%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 36.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, 15.85, -23.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 28.42, 303.89°)
OKLab	oklab(45.61% 0.0329 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(45.61% 0.073 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.6131, 9.1029, 19.9329)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4E7B #6E7B4E

analogous

#4E587B #5B4E7B #724E7B

triadic

#5B4E7B #7B5B4E #4E7B5B

tetradic

#5B4E7B #7B4E58 #6E7B4E #4E7B72

square

#5B4E7B #7B4E58 #6E7B4E #4E7B72

split-complementary

#5B4E7B #7B724E #587B4E

monochromatic

#241F30 #3F3656 #5B4E7B #77679F #998DB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#5B4E7B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5B4E7B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4E7B

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4E7B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4E7B	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43557D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45557A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55555F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4e7b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.073 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7fa1',
    500: '#5b4e7b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4e7b;
$custom-light: #8a7fa1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4e7b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.333,
    "s": 22.388,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45606,
    "c": 0.07331,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4E7B

secondary

#9AA381

accent

#BF69A6

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#F0EEF2

border

#CBC9CC

text

#0C0A0F

muted

#7D7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4E7B

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

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