#5840B2#5840B2

#5840B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.172 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5840B2
RGB	rgb(88, 64, 178)
HSL	hsl(253, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(253, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 64%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 39.68, -57.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 69.76, 304.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.43% 0.0515 -0.1644)
OKLCH	oklch(46.43% 0.172 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.8914, 8.9552, 43.1074)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.79

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5840B2 #9AB240

analogous

#4061B2 #5840B2 #9140B2

triadic

#5840B2 #B25840 #40B258

tetradic

#5840B2 #B24061 #9AB240 #40B291

square

#5840B2 #B24061 #9AB240 #40B291

split-complementary

#5840B2 #B29140 #61B240

monochromatic

#2B2058 #423085 #5840B2 #7B67C8 #A294D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#5840B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5840B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5840B2

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5840B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5840B2	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5840b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 64, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.172 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f76ca',
    500: '#5840b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5840b2;
$custom-light: #8f76ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5840b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46428,
    "c": 0.1723,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5840B2

secondary

#B8C48A

accent

#D751BB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5840B2

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

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