#5B4E89#5B4E89

#5B4E89 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.094 H 292.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4E89
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 137)
HSL	hsl(253, 27%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 43.1%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.89, 19.70, -31.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.89, 36.80, 302.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.38% 0.036 -0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(46.38% 0.094 292.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.5530, 9.4788, 24.8830)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4E89 #7C894E

analogous

#4E5F89 #5B4E89 #794E89

triadic

#5B4E89 #895B4E #4E895B

tetradic

#5B4E89 #894E5F #7C894E #4E8979

square

#5B4E89 #894E5F #7C894E #4E8979

split-complementary

#5B4E89 #89794E #5F894E

monochromatic

#27223B #413862 #5B4E89 #786AAA #9B91C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#5B4E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5B4E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4E89

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4E89	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C588B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.094 292.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7fac',
    500: '#5b4e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4e89;
$custom-light: #8b7fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.22,
    "s": 27.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46377,
    "c": 0.09435,
    "h": 292.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4E89

secondary

#A4AD86

accent

#C464AF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EEF4

border

#CBC9CE

text

#0C0A10

muted

#7D7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4E89

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

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