#5B4E97#5B4E97

#5B4E97 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.115 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4E97
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 151)
HSL	hsl(251, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 48%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.67, 23.74, -38.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.67, 45.10, 301.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% 0.0382 -0.1084)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.115 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.6232, 9.9069, 30.5193)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4E97 #8A974E

analogous

#4E6597 #5B4E97 #804E97

triadic

#5B4E97 #975B4E #4E975B

tetradic

#5B4E97 #974E65 #8A974E #4E9780

square

#5B4E97 #974E65 #8A974E #4E9780

split-complementary

#5B4E97 #97804E #65974E

monochromatic

#2A2446 #43396F #5B4E97 #7B6EB4 #9F96C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#5B4E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#5B4E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4E97

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4E97	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B5D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.115 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7fb6',
    500: '#5b4e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4e97;
$custom-light: #8c7fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.685,
    "s": 31.878,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47225,
    "c": 0.11494,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4E97

secondary

#AEB68B

accent

#C860B5

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0A11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4E97

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

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