#5940BC#5940BC

#5940BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.185 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940BC
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(252, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(252, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.78, 42.86, -61.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.78, 75.24, 304.73°)
OKLab	oklab(47.34% 0.0517 -0.1775)
OKLCH	oklch(47.34% 0.185 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0276, 9.4207, 48.5937)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940BC #A3BC40

analogous

#4065BC #5940BC #9740BC

triadic

#5940BC #BC5940 #40BC59

tetradic

#5940BC #BC4065 #A3BC40 #40BC97

square

#5940BC #BC4065 #A3BC40 #40BC97

split-complementary

#5940BC #BC9740 #65BC40

monochromatic

#2E2161 #43308E #5940BC #806CCD #A79ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#5940BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#5940BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940BC

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940BC	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#325F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.185 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9176d1',
    500: '#5940bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940bc;
$custom-light: #9176d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.097,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47338,
    "c": 0.18489,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940BC

secondary

#BDC98F

accent

#D94FBD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940BC

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

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