#5B4E8A#5B4E8A

#5B4E8A is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.096 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4E8A
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 138)
HSL	hsl(253, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.94, 19.99, -31.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.94, 37.40, 302.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% 0.0362 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.096 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6250, 9.5077, 25.2625)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4E8A #7D8A4E

analogous

#4E5F8A #5B4E8A #794E8A

triadic

#5B4E8A #8A5B4E #4E8A5B

tetradic

#5B4E8A #8A4E5F #7D8A4E #4E8A79

square

#5B4E8A #8A4E5F #7D8A4E #4E8A79

split-complementary

#5B4E8A #8A794E #5F8A4E

monochromatic

#27223C #413863 #5B4E8A #786AAB #9C91C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#5B4E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5B4E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4E8A

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4E8A	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B588C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5689

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.096 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7fac',
    500: '#5b4e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4e8a;
$custom-light: #8b7fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46436,
    "c": 0.09584,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4E8A

secondary

#A5AE86

accent

#C464AF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EEF4

border

#CBC9CE

text

#0C0A10

muted

#7D7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4E8A

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

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