#5B5BD6 Color — Hex, RGB, HSL Values and Contrast

Hex color codePurple · mid · vivid

srgb hex

#5B5BD6

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 5.37:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#5B5BD6sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(91, 91, 214)screen channels

HSLhsl(240, 60%, 60%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(57%, 57%, 0%, 16%)approximate process color

Tailwindindigo-500nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAA5.37:1

Black textlarge text3.91:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#272346

#413E8A

#5B5BD6

#988DE3

#CBC2EF

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#5B98D6

#5B5BD6

#985BD6

Triadic

#5B5BD6

#D65B5B

#5BD65B

Complement

#5B5BD6

#D6D65B

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-#5b5bd6: #5B5BD6;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-#5b5bd6);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue299°

Lightness45 L*

Chroma72.6

Luminance0.146