#5940AB#5940AB

#5940AB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.163 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940AB
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 171)
HSL	hsl(254, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 62.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 37.78, -53.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 65.84, 305.02°)
OKLab	oklab(45.96% 0.0534 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(45.96% 0.163 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3018, 8.7304, 39.5044)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.54

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940AB #92AB40

analogous

#405CAB #5940AB #8E40AB

triadic

#5940AB #AB5940 #40AB59

tetradic

#5940AB #AB405C #92AB40 #40AB8E

square

#5940AB #AB405C #92AB40 #40AB8E

split-complementary

#5940AB #AB8E40 #5CAB40

monochromatic

#2B1F52 #422F7E #5940AB #7A63C5 #A090D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#5940AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#5940AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940AB

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940AB	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.163 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e76c5',
    500: '#5940ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940ab;
$custom-light: #8e76c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.019,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45964,
    "c": 0.16323,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940AB

secondary

#B3C186

accent

#D553B7

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940AB

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

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