#5940CF#5940CF

#5940CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.208 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940CF
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(250, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 48.54, -70.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 85.45, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.0489 -0.2024)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.208 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2122, 10.2946, 60.0994)
Luminance	0.1030 (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

#5940CF #B6CF40

analogous

#406ECF #5940CF #A140CF

triadic

#5940CF #CF5940 #40CF59

tetradic

#5940CF #CF406E #B6CF40 #40CFA1

square

#5940CF #CF406E #B6CF40 #40CFA1

split-complementary

#5940CF #CFA140 #6ECF40

monochromatic

#2D1E77 #402AA8 #5940CF #8471DB #AEA2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#5940CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#5940CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940CF

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940CF	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.208 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477df',
    500: '#5940cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940cf;
$custom-light: #9477df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.49,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48966,
    "c": 0.20824,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940CF

secondary

#C9D497

accent

#E345C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940CF

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

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