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#5b3abc

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
91, 58, 188
HSL
255°, 53%, 48%
CMYK
52, 69, 0, 26
Luminance
0.0888

Every format

HEX#5b3abc
RGBrgb(91, 58, 188)
HSLhsl(255, 53%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 69%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(35.8 46.5 -63.5)
LCHlch(35.8 78.7 306.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.466 0.192 288.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #5b3abc;
background-color: #5b3abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#5b3abc] bg-[#5b3abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #5b3abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.357, green: 0.227, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#5b3abc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#5b3abc on white: 7.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#5b3abc on black: 2.78:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red35.7%
Green22.7%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan51.6%
Magenta69.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#5b3abc text on a black background

contrast 2.78:1

Card sample

#5b3abc text on a white background

contrast 7.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #5b3abc;
Background color
Panel with #5b3abc background
background-color: #5b3abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #5b3abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(91, 58, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(91, 58, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #5b3abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b3abc, #B13ABC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #5b3abc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #5b3abc in the Color Lab