#5940B2#5940B2

#5940B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.172 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940B2
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 178)
HSL	hsl(253, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(253, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 64%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 39.87, -57.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 69.74, 304.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% 0.0528 -0.1639)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.172 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9868, 9.0044, 43.1119)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.96

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940B2 #99B240

analogous

#4060B2 #5940B2 #9240B2

triadic

#5940B2 #B25940 #40B259

tetradic

#5940B2 #B24060 #99B240 #40B292

square

#5940B2 #B24060 #99B240 #40B292

split-complementary

#5940B2 #B29240 #60B240

monochromatic

#2C2058 #423085 #5940B2 #7C67C8 #A394D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#5940B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5940B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940B2

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940B2	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.172 287.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f76ca',
    500: '#5940b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940b2;
$custom-light: #8f76ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.158,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4652,
    "c": 0.17224,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940B2

secondary

#B7C48A

accent

#D751B9

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940B2

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