#5B4E98#5B4E98
#5B4E98 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.116 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B4E98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 78, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 32%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 49%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.1%, 48.7%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.73, 24.04, -38.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.73, 45.69, 301.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.29% 0.0384 -0.1099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.29% 0.116 289.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7047, 9.9395, 30.9488) |
| Luminance | 0.0994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.32
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.28
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.76
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.50
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.60
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B4E98 #8B984E
analogous
#4E6698 #5B4E98 #804E98
triadic
#5B4E98 #985B4E #4E985B
tetradic
#5B4E98 #984E66 #8B984E #4E9880
square
#5B4E98 #984E66 #8B984E #4E9880
split-complementary
#5B4E98 #98804E #66984E
monochromatic
#2B2447 #433970 #5B4E98 #7B6EB5 #A097CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#5B4E98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#5B4E98 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B4E98
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B4E98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B4E98 | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#325A9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#325796
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4A5D6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b4e98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.116 289.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d7fb7',
500: '#5b4e98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b4e98; $custom-light: #8d7fb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b4e98",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 78,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.541,
"s": 32.174,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47288,
"c": 0.11638,
"h": 289.2
},
"luminance": 0.0994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B4E98
secondary
#AFB68C
accent
#C85FB6
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#F0EEF6
border
#CBC9D0
text
#0C0A11
muted
#7D7C80