#5740BD#5740BD

#5740BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.186 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5740BD
RGB	rgb(87, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(251, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 42.81, -62.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 75.84, 304.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.25% 0.0489 -0.1798)
OKLCH	oklch(47.25% 0.186 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9464, 9.3663, 49.1546)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5740BD #A6BD40

analogous

#4068BD #5740BD #9640BD

triadic

#5740BD #BD5740 #40BD57

tetradic

#5740BD #BD4068 #A6BD40 #40BD96

square

#5740BD #BD4068 #A6BD40 #40BD96

split-complementary

#5740BD #BD9640 #68BD40

monochromatic

#2D2162 #42318F #5740BD #7F6DCD #A79ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#5740BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#5740BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5740BD

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5740BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5740BD	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C5F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5740bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.186 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9076d2',
    500: '#5740bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5740bd;
$custom-light: #9076d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5740bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 87,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.04,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47245,
    "c": 0.18633,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5740BD

secondary

#BEC990

accent

#D94FC0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5740BD

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

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