#5940CA#5940CA

#5940CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.202 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940CA
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(251, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 47.05, -68.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 82.79, 304.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.53% 0.0497 -0.196)
OKLCH	oklch(48.53% 0.202 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.6106, 10.0539, 56.9310)
Luminance	0.1006 (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

#5940CA #B1CA40

analogous

#406CCA #5940CA #9E40CA

triadic

#5940CA #CA5940 #40CA59

tetradic

#5940CA #CA406C #B1CA40 #40CA9E

square

#5940CA #CA406C #B1CA40 #40CA9E

split-complementary

#5940CA #CA9E40 #6CCA40

monochromatic

#2E1F70 #412CA0 #5940CA #8370D7 #ACA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#5940CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#5940CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940CA

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940CA	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.202 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377db',
    500: '#5940ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940ca;
$custom-light: #9377db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.87,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48529,
    "c": 0.20218,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940CA

secondary

#C6D195

accent

#E048C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940CA

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

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