#5842CD#5842CD

#5842CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.204 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5842CD
RGB	rgb(88, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(249, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.51, 46.69, -68.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.51, 83.25, 304.11°)
OKLab	oklab(49% 0.0462 -0.1984)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.204 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9888, 10.3778, 58.8537)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.79

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5842CD #B7CD42

analogous

#4272CD #5842CD #9D42CD

triadic

#5842CD #CD5842 #42CD58

tetradic

#5842CD #CD4272 #B7CD42 #42CD9D

square

#5842CD #CD4272 #B7CD42 #42CD9D

split-complementary

#5842CD #CD9D42 #72CD42

monochromatic

#2D1F76 #3F2CA6 #5842CD #8372DA #AEA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#5842CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#5842CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5842CD

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5842CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5842CD	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#186682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5842cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(88, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.204 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9378dd',
    500: '#5842cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5842cd;
$custom-light: #9378dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5842cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 88,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.496,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48997,
    "c": 0.20368,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5842CD

secondary

#CAD397

accent

#E146C9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5842CD

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

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