#5742B2#5742B2

#5742B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.170 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5742B2
RGB	rgb(87, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(251, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 62.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.25, 38.31, -56.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.25, 68.53, 303.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.66% 0.048 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(46.66% 0.17 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9122, 9.1363, 43.1413)
Luminance	0.0914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.46

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5742B2 #9DB242

analogous

#4265B2 #5742B2 #8F42B2

triadic

#5742B2 #B25742 #42B257

tetradic

#5742B2 #B24265 #9DB242 #42B28F

square

#5742B2 #B24265 #9DB242 #42B28F

split-complementary

#5742B2 #B28F42 #65B242

monochromatic

#2B2159 #413185 #5742B2 #7B6AC8 #A396D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#5742B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#5742B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5742B2

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5742B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5742B2	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5742b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.170 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e77ca',
    500: '#5742b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5742b2;
$custom-light: #8e77ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5742b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 87,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46658,
    "c": 0.16975,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5742B2

secondary

#B9C48C

accent

#D652BD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5742B2

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

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