#5940C7#5940C7

#5940C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.199 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940C7
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(251, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.69, 46.15, -66.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.69, 81.19, 304.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.0502 -0.1921)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.199 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2589, 9.9132, 55.0785)
Luminance	0.0991 (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

#5940C7 #AEC740

analogous

#406BC7 #5940C7 #9D40C7

triadic

#5940C7 #C75940 #40C759

tetradic

#5940C7 #C7406B #AEC740 #40C79D

square

#5940C7 #C7406B #AEC740 #40C79D

split-complementary

#5940C7 #C79D40 #6BC740

monochromatic

#2E206D #422E9C #5940C7 #826FD5 #AB9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#5940C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#5940C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940C7

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940C7	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26637E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.199 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9277d9',
    500: '#5940c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940c7;
$custom-light: #9277d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.111,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48269,
    "c": 0.19852,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940C7

secondary

#C4CF94

accent

#DE4AC3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940C7

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

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