#5D3391#5D3391

#5D3391 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.149 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D3391
RGB	rgb(93, 51, 145)
HSL	hsl(267, 48%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(267, 65%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.9%, 64.8%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, 38.76, -45.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 59.43, 310.71°)
OKLab	oklab(42.37% 0.0761 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(42.37% 0.149 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.8076, 6.7391, 27.5140)
Luminance	0.0674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 8.89

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D3391 #679133

analogous

#333891 #5D3391 #8C3391

triadic

#5D3391 #915D33 #33915D

tetradic

#5D3391 #913338 #679133 #33918C

square

#5D3391 #913338 #679133 #33918C

split-complementary

#5D3391 #918C33 #389133

monochromatic

#231336 #402364 #5D3391 #7A44BD #9A71CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#5D3391 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#5D3391 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D3391

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D3391	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D3391	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004994

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D498F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52485D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d3391;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 51, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.149 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6db2',
    500: '#5d3391',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d3391;
$custom-light: #8f6db2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d3391",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.809,
    "s": 47.959,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4237,
    "c": 0.14895,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D3391

secondary

#94B56B

accent

#D8509B

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0D0711

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D3391

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

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