#5742CD#5742CD

#5742CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.204 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5742CD
RGB	rgb(87, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(249, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 46.53, -69.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 83.28, 303.97°)
OKLab	oklab(48.92% 0.0449 -0.1988)
OKLCH	oklch(48.92% 0.204 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.8947, 10.3294, 58.8493)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5742CD #B8CD42

analogous

#4272CD #5742CD #9D42CD

triadic

#5742CD #CD5742 #42CD57

tetradic

#5742CD #CD4272 #B8CD42 #42CD9D

square

#5742CD #CD4272 #B8CD42 #42CD9D

split-complementary

#5742CD #CD9D42 #72CD42

monochromatic

#2C1F76 #3E2CA6 #5742CD #8272DA #ADA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#5742CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#5742CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5742CD

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5742CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5742CD	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#136682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5742cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.204 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9278dd',
    500: '#5742cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5742cd;
$custom-light: #9278dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5742cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 87,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.065,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48915,
    "c": 0.20382,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5742CD

secondary

#CAD397

accent

#E146CA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5742CD

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

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