#5940BD#5940BD

#5940BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.186 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940BD
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(252, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(252, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 43.16, -62.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 75.78, 304.72°)
OKLab	oklab(47.42% 0.0516 -0.1788)
OKLCH	oklch(47.42% 0.186 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1358, 9.4640, 49.1634)
Luminance	0.0946 (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

#5940BD #A4BD40

analogous

#4066BD #5940BD #9840BD

triadic

#5940BD #BD5940 #40BD59

tetradic

#5940BD #BD4066 #A4BD40 #40BD98

square

#5940BD #BD4066 #A4BD40 #40BD98

split-complementary

#5940BD #BD9840 #66BD40

monochromatic

#2E2162 #43318F #5940BD #806DCD #A89ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#5940BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#5940BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940BD

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940BD	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.186 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9176d2',
    500: '#5940bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940bd;
$custom-light: #9176d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47421,
    "c": 0.18614,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940BD

secondary

#BEC990

accent

#D94FBD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940BD

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

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