#5840CE#5840CE

#5840CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.207 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5840CE
RGB	rgb(88, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(250, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 48.09, -70.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 84.96, 304.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% 0.0477 -0.2016)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.207 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9950, 10.1967, 59.4532)
Luminance	0.1020 (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

#5840CE #B6CE40

analogous

#406FCE #5840CE #9F40CE

triadic

#5840CE #CE5840 #40CE58

tetradic

#5840CE #CE406F #B6CE40 #40CE9F

square

#5840CE #CE406F #B6CE40 #40CE9F

split-complementary

#5840CE #CE9F40 #6FCE40

monochromatic

#2D1E75 #402BA6 #5840CE #8371DA #ADA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#5840CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#5840CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5840CE

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5840CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5840CE	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5840ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.207 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377de',
    500: '#5840ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5840ce;
$custom-light: #9377de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5840ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.141,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48795,
    "c": 0.20716,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5840CE

secondary

#C9D496

accent

#E245C8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5840CE

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

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