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#5b3ace

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

RGB
91, 58, 206
HSL
253°, 60%, 52%
CMYK
56, 72, 0, 19
Luminance
0.0971

Every format

HEX#5b3ace
RGBrgb(91, 58, 206)
HSLhsl(253, 60%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 72%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(37.3 51.7 -71.5)
LCHlch(37.3 88.2 305.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.482 0.213 285.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #5b3ace;
background-color: #5b3ace;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#5b3ace] bg-[#5b3ace]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #5b3ace;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.357, green: 0.227, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#5b3ace")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#5b3ace on white: 7.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#5b3ace on black: 2.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red35.7%
Green22.7%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan55.8%
Magenta71.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#5b3ace text on a black background

contrast 2.94:1

Card sample

#5b3ace text on a white background

contrast 7.14:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #5b3ace;
Background color
Panel with #5b3ace background
background-color: #5b3ace;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #5b3ace;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(91, 58, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(91, 58, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #5b3ace;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b3ace, #BE3ACE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #5b3ace

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #5b3ace in the Color Lab