#5742CE#5742CE

#5742CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.205 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5742CE
RGB	rgb(87, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(249, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.51, 46.83, -69.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.51, 83.82, 303.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49% 0.0447 -0.2001)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.205 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.0158, 10.3778, 59.4870)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.97

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5742CE #B9CE42

analogous

#4273CE #5742CE #9D42CE

triadic

#5742CE #CE5742 #42CE57

tetradic

#5742CE #CE4273 #B9CE42 #42CE9D

square

#5742CE #CE4273 #B9CE42 #42CE9D

split-complementary

#5742CE #CE9D42 #73CE42

monochromatic

#2C1F77 #3E2BA7 #5742CE #8273DB #ADA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#5742CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#5742CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5742CE

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5742CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5742CE	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#106783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5742ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(87, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.205 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9278de',
    500: '#5742ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5742ce;
$custom-light: #9278de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5742ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 87,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49002,
    "c": 0.20504,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5742CE

secondary

#CBD498

accent

#E246CB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5742CE

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

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