#5B4EAE#5B4EAE

#5B4EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.147 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4EAE
RGB	rgb(91, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(248, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(248, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.12, 30.66, -49.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.12, 58.47, 301.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% 0.04 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.147 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6765, 10.7283, 41.3336)
Luminance	0.1073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.17

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4EAE #A1AE4E

analogous

#4E71AE #5B4EAE #8B4EAE

triadic

#5B4EAE #AE5B4E #4EAE5B

tetradic

#5B4EAE #AE4E71 #A1AE4E #4EAE8B

square

#5B4EAE #AE4E71 #A1AE4E #4EAE8B

split-complementary

#5B4EAE #AE8B4E #71AE4E

monochromatic

#2F2859 #453B84 #5B4EAE #8177C2 #A8A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#5B4EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#5B4EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4EAE

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4EAE	1.00	6.68	3.15	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1559AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.147 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f80c7',
    500: '#5b4eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4eae;
$custom-light: #8f80c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.125,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48769,
    "c": 0.14749,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4EAE

secondary

#BCC296

accent

#CE5ABE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0D0A13

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4EAE

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

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