#5940DB#5940DB

#5940DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.223 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940DB
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(250, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, 52.12, -75.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 91.75, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.04% 0.0467 -0.2176)
OKLCH	oklch(50.04% 0.223 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7354, 10.9038, 68.1215)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940DB #C2DB40

analogous

#4075DB #5940DB #A640DB

triadic

#5940DB #DB5940 #40DB59

tetradic

#5940DB #DB4075 #C2DB40 #40DBA6

square

#5940DB #DB4075 #C2DB40 #40DBA6

split-complementary

#5940DB #DBA640 #75DB40

monochromatic

#2B1987 #3C23BB #5940DB #8673E5 #B3A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#5940DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#5940DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940DB

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940DB	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.223 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9677e7',
    500: '#5940db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940db;
$custom-light: #9677e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.677,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50039,
    "c": 0.22256,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940DB

secondary

#D1DC9B

accent

#EB3DCF

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940DB

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

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