#5940AF#5940AF

#5940AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.168 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940AF
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(254, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 38.97, -55.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 68.07, 304.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.28% 0.0531 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(46.28% 0.168 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6888, 8.8852, 41.5429)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.15

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940AF #96AF40

analogous

#405EAF #5940AF #9140AF

triadic

#5940AF #AF5940 #40AF59

tetradic

#5940AF #AF405E #96AF40 #40AF91

square

#5940AF #AF405E #96AF40 #40AF91

split-complementary

#5940AF #AF9140 #5EAF40

monochromatic

#2B1F55 #423082 #5940AF #7B65C7 #A292D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#5940AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#5940AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940AF

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940AF	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.168 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f76c8',
    500: '#5940af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940af;
$custom-light: #8f76c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.514,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4628,
    "c": 0.1684,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940AF

secondary

#B5C388

accent

#D652B8

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940AF

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

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