#5940CD#5940CD

#5940CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.206 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940CD
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 47.95, -69.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 84.39, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% 0.0492 -0.1998)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.206 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.9693, 10.1974, 58.8199)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.61

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940CD #B4CD40

analogous

#406ECD #5940CD #9F40CD

triadic

#5940CD #CD5940 #40CD59

tetradic

#5940CD #CD406E #B4CD40 #40CD9F

square

#5940CD #CD406E #B4CD40 #40CD9F

split-complementary

#5940CD #CD9F40 #6ECD40

monochromatic

#2E1E74 #412BA5 #5940CD #8371DA #ADA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#5940CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#5940CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940CD

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940CD	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.206 283.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.638,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48791,
    "c": 0.20582,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940CD

secondary

#C8D396

accent

#E246C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940CD

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

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