#5840CB#5840CB

#5840CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.204 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5840CB
RGB	rgb(88, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(250, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(250, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 47.19, -68.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 83.36, 304.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.53% 0.0482 -0.1977)
OKLCH	oklch(48.53% 0.204 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.6341, 10.0523, 57.5521)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5840CB #B3CB40

analogous

#406DCB #5840CB #9E40CB

triadic

#5840CB #CB5840 #40CB58

tetradic

#5840CB #CB406D #B3CB40 #40CB9E

square

#5840CB #CB406D #B3CB40 #40CB9E

split-complementary

#5840CB #CB9E40 #6DCB40

monochromatic

#2D1F72 #402CA2 #5840CB #8270D8 #ACA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#5840CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#5840CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5840CB

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5840CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5840CB	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C6480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5840cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.204 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377dc',
    500: '#5840cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5840cb;
$custom-light: #9377dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5840cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.36,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48531,
    "c": 0.20352,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5840CB

secondary

#C7D295

accent

#E047C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5840CB

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

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