Japanese Violet (#5B3256)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 10.32:1 — vs black: 2.04:1

Color values

  • HEX #5B3256
  • RGB rgb(91, 50, 86)
  • HSL hsl(307, 45%, 35%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 45.05, 5.49, 64.31 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B3256 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Japanese Violet
#5B3256 Base
#325B37
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Japanese Violet
#5B3256 Base
#4C325B
#5B3242
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Japanese Violet
#5B3256 Base
#565B32
#32565B
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Japanese Violet
#5B3256 Base
#425B32
#325B4C
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Japanese Violet
#5B3256 Base
#5B4C32
#325B37
#32425B
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Japanese Violet
#5B3256 Base
#100910
#2A1727
#41243D
#75406F
#8C4D85
#B274AB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Japanese Violet, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#100910
#1F111E
#2E192C
#3D223A
#4C2A48
Japanese Violet #5B3256 Base
#874A80
#AD6AA5
#C596BF
#DEC2DA
#F6EFF5
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #5B3256. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #5B3256;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #5B3256;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #5B3256;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #5B3256,
        #32843C
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #5B3256,
        #32843C
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$japanese-violet: #5B3256;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$japanese-violet-r: 91;
$japanese-violet-g: 50;
$japanese-violet-b: 86;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $japanese-violet;
    color: rgba($japanese-violet-r, $japanese-violet-g, $japanese-violet-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Japanese Violet appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #5B3256 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #414155 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #383856 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #583838 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #404040 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Japanese Violet ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Japanese Violet #5B3256 Base
Dark Byzantium #5D3954 ΔE 3.21
Halayà úbe #663854 ΔE 4.15
English Violet #563C5C ΔE 4.35
Palatinate Purple #682860 ΔE 5.19

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.