#5B4E95#5B4E95

#5B4E95 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.112 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4E95
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 149)
HSL	hsl(251, 31%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 48%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 47.7%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 23.16, -37.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 43.92, 301.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% 0.038 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.112 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4621, 9.8425, 29.6711)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4E95 #88954E

analogous

#4E6595 #5B4E95 #7F4E95

triadic

#5B4E95 #955B4E #4E955B

tetradic

#5B4E95 #954E65 #88954E #4E957F

square

#5B4E95 #954E65 #88954E #4E957F

split-complementary

#5B4E95 #957F4E #65954E

monochromatic

#2A2445 #42396D #5B4E95 #7A6DB3 #9F96C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#5B4E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#5B4E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4E95

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4E95	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355793

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.112 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7fb4',
    500: '#5b4e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4e95;
$custom-light: #8c7fb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.986,
    "s": 31.278,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.471,
    "c": 0.11203,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4E95

secondary

#ADB48A

accent

#C760B5

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0A11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4E95

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

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