#5B4E99#5B4E99

#5B4E99 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.118 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4E99
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 153)
HSL	hsl(250, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 49%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.79, 24.33, -39.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.79, 46.28, 301.72°)
OKLab	oklab(47.35% 0.0385 -0.1114)
OKLCH	oklch(47.35% 0.118 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7870, 9.9724, 31.3820)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4E99 #8C994E

analogous

#4E6699 #5B4E99 #804E99

triadic

#5B4E99 #995B4E #4E995B

tetradic

#5B4E99 #994E66 #8C994E #4E9980

square

#5B4E99 #994E66 #8C994E #4E9980

split-complementary

#5B4E99 #99804E #66994E

monochromatic

#2B2548 #433970 #5B4E99 #7B6FB5 #A097CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#5B4E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#5B4E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4E99

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4E99	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315B9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A5D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.118 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7fb7',
    500: '#5b4e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4e99;
$custom-light: #8d7fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.4,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47352,
    "c": 0.11783,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4E99

secondary

#AFB78C

accent

#C95FB6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0A11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4E99

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

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