#5940AA#5940AA

#5940AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.162 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940AA
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 170)
HSL	hsl(254, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.6%, 62.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.39, 37.49, -53.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.39, 65.28, 305.05°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% 0.0535 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.162 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.2068, 8.6924, 39.0043)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.65

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940AA #91AA40

analogous

#405CAA #5940AA #8E40AA

triadic

#5940AA #AA5940 #40AA59

tetradic

#5940AA #AA405C #91AA40 #40AA8E

square

#5940AA #AA405C #91AA40 #40AA8E

split-complementary

#5940AA #AA8E40 #5CAA40

monochromatic

#2A1F51 #422F7E #5940AA #7A63C4 #A08FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#5940AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5940AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940AA

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940AA	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.162 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e76c4',
    500: '#5940aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940aa;
$custom-light: #8e76c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.151,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45886,
    "c": 0.16193,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940AA

secondary

#B2C086

accent

#D553B6

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940AA

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

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