#5840AD#5840AD

#5840AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.166 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5840AD
RGB	rgb(88, 64, 173)
HSL	hsl(253, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(253, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 63%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.51, 38.18, -55.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.51, 66.98, 304.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.0519 -0.1575)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.166 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3985, 8.7581, 40.5116)
Luminance	0.0876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.18

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5840AD #95AD40

analogous

#405FAD #5840AD #8F40AD

triadic

#5840AD #AD5840 #40AD58

tetradic

#5840AD #AD405F #95AD40 #40AD8F

square

#5840AD #AD405F #95AD40 #40AD8F

split-complementary

#5840AD #AD8F40 #5FAD40

monochromatic

#2B1F54 #412F80 #5840AD #7A64C6 #A091D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#5840AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#5840AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5840AD

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5840AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5840AD	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5840ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 64, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.166 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e76c6',
    500: '#5840ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5840ad;
$custom-light: #8e76c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5840ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.211,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46028,
    "c": 0.16586,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5840AD

secondary

#B5C287

accent

#D652B9

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5840AD

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

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