#5940CC#5940CC

#5940CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.205 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940CC
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(251, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, 47.65, -69.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 83.86, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% 0.0494 -0.1986)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.205 284)
XYZ	xyz(16.8490, 10.1492, 58.1862)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940CC #B3CC40

analogous

#406DCC #5940CC #9F40CC

triadic

#5940CC #CC5940 #40CC59

tetradic

#5940CC #CC406D #B3CC40 #40CC9F

square

#5940CC #CC406D #B3CC40 #40CC9F

split-complementary

#5940CC #CC9F40 #6DCC40

monochromatic

#2E1F73 #412CA3 #5940CC #8370D9 #ADA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#5940CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#5940CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940CC

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940CC	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F6581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.205 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377dd',
    500: '#5940cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940cc;
$custom-light: #9377dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.714,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48703,
    "c": 0.20461,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.1015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940CC

secondary

#C7D295

accent

#E147C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940CC

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

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