#5B4E9B#5B4E9B

#5B4E9B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.121 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4E9B
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 155)
HSL	hsl(250, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(250, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 49.7%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 24.93, -40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 47.45, 301.69°)
OKLab	oklab(47.48% 0.0387 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(47.48% 0.121 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9535, 10.0391, 32.2592)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4E9B #8E9B4E

analogous

#4E679B #5B4E9B #814E9B

triadic

#5B4E9B #9B5B4E #4E9B5B

tetradic

#5B4E9B #9B4E67 #8E9B4E #4E9B81

square

#5B4E9B #9B4E67 #8E9B4E #4E9B81

split-complementary

#5B4E9B #9B814E #679B4E

monochromatic

#2B254A #433A72 #5B4E9B #7B6FB7 #A198CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#5B4E9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#5B4E9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4E9B

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4E9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4E9B	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5B9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305799

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#495E6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4e9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.121 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7fb9',
    500: '#5b4e9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4e9b;
$custom-light: #8d7fb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4e9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.13,
    "s": 33.047,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47481,
    "c": 0.12071,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4E9B

secondary

#B1B88D

accent

#C95FB7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0A11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4E9B

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

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