#5940CB#5940CB

#5940CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.203 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940CB
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(251, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 47.35, -68.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 83.33, 304.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.62% 0.0496 -0.1973)
OKLCH	oklch(48.62% 0.203 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.7294, 10.1014, 57.5566)
Luminance	0.1010 (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

#5940CB #B2CB40

analogous

#406DCB #5940CB #9E40CB

triadic

#5940CB #CB5940 #40CB59

tetradic

#5940CB #CB406D #B2CB40 #40CB9E

square

#5940CB #CB406D #B2CB40 #40CB9E

split-complementary

#5940CB #CB9E40 #6DCB40

monochromatic

#2E1F72 #412CA2 #5940CB #8370D8 #ADA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#5940CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#5940CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940CB

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940CB	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#206480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.203 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377dc',
    500: '#5940cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940cb;
$custom-light: #9377dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.791,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48616,
    "c": 0.2034,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940CB

secondary

#C7D295

accent

#E047C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940CB

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

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