#5840CD#5840CD

#5840CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.206 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5840CD
RGB	rgb(88, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(250, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, 47.79, -69.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 84.43, 304.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.71% 0.0479 -0.2003)
OKLCH	oklch(48.71% 0.206 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8740, 10.1482, 58.8154)
Luminance	0.1015 (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

#5840CD #B5CD40

analogous

#406ECD #5840CD #9F40CD

triadic

#5840CD #CD5840 #40CD58

tetradic

#5840CD #CD406E #B5CD40 #40CD9F

square

#5840CD #CD406E #B5CD40 #40CD9F

split-complementary

#5840CD #CD9F40 #6ECD40

monochromatic

#2D1E74 #402BA5 #5840CD #8271DA #ADA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#5840CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#5840CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5840CD

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5840CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5840CD	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5840cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.206 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377dd',
    500: '#5840cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5840cd;
$custom-light: #9377dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5840cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.213,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48707,
    "c": 0.20595,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5840CD

secondary

#C9D396

accent

#E246C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5840CD

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

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