#5940DE#5940DE

#5940DE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.226 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5940DE
RGB	rgb(89, 64, 222)
HSL	hsl(249, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(249, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 71.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.69, 53.01, -76.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.69, 93.30, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% 0.0461 -0.2213)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.226 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1339, 11.0632, 70.2202)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5940DE #C5DE40

analogous

#4076DE #5940DE #A840DE

triadic

#5940DE #DE5940 #40DE59

tetradic

#5940DE #DE4076 #C5DE40 #40DEA8

square

#5940DE #DE4076 #C5DE40 #40DEA8

split-complementary

#5940DE #DEA840 #76DE40

monochromatic

#2A188B #3A21C0 #5940DE #8674E7 #B4A8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#5940DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#5940DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5940DE

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5940DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5940DE	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5940de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 64, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.226 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9678ea',
    500: '#5940de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5940de;
$custom-light: #9678ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5940de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.494,
    "s": 70.536,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50312,
    "c": 0.22609,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5940DE

secondary

#D3DE9C

accent

#ED3AD1

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5940DE

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

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