#5940AD#5940AD

#5940AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.166 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940AD
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 173)
HSL	hsl(254, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 63%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.61, 38.38, -54.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.61, 66.96, 304.97°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.0533 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.166 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4939, 8.8072, 40.5160)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940AD #94AD40

analogous

#405EAD #5940AD #9040AD

triadic

#5940AD #AD5940 #40AD59

tetradic

#5940AD #AD405E #94AD40 #40AD90

square

#5940AD #AD405E #94AD40 #40AD90

split-complementary

#5940AD #AD9040 #5EAD40

monochromatic

#2B1F54 #422F80 #5940AD #7B64C6 #A191D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#5940AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#5940AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940AD

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940AD	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.166 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f76c6',
    500: '#5940ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940ad;
$custom-light: #8f76c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.761,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46121,
    "c": 0.16581,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940AD

secondary

#B4C287

accent

#D652B7

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940AD

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

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