#5940CE#5940CE

#5940CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.207 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940CE
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.28, 48.25, -69.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.28, 84.92, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.88% 0.0491 -0.2011)
OKLCH	oklch(48.88% 0.207 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0904, 10.2458, 59.4576)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.67

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940CE #B5CE40

analogous

#406ECE #5940CE #A040CE

triadic

#5940CE #CE5940 #40CE59

tetradic

#5940CE #CE406E #B5CE40 #40CEA0

square

#5940CE #CE406E #B5CE40 #40CEA0

split-complementary

#5940CE #CEA040 #6ECE40

monochromatic

#2E1E75 #402BA6 #5940CE #8371DA #AEA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#5940CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#5940CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940CE

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940CE	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.207 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477de',
    500: '#5940ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940ce;
$custom-light: #9477de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.563,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48878,
    "c": 0.20704,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940CE

secondary

#C9D496

accent

#E245C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940CE

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

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