#5940BA#5940BA

#5940BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.182 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940BA
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(252, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(252, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.62, 42.26, -60.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.62, 74.14, 304.75°)
OKLab	oklab(47.17% 0.052 -0.1748)
OKLCH	oklch(47.17% 0.182 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8135, 9.3351, 47.4661)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.94

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940BA #A1BA40

analogous

#4064BA #5940BA #9640BA

triadic

#5940BA #BA5940 #40BA59

tetradic

#5940BA #BA4064 #A1BA40 #40BA96

square

#5940BA #BA4064 #A1BA40 #40BA96

split-complementary

#5940BA #BA9640 #64BA40

monochromatic

#2D215F #43308C #5940BA #7F6BCC #A699DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#5940BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#5940BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940BA

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940BA	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#335E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.182 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9176d0',
    500: '#5940ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940ba;
$custom-light: #9176d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.295,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47172,
    "c": 0.18238,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940BA

secondary

#BCC88E

accent

#D84FBC

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940BA

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