#5A40C8#5A40C8
#5A40C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.200 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5A40C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 64, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.86, 46.61, -67.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.86, 81.69, 304.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.44% 0.0514 -0.1929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.44% 0.2 284.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4720, 10.0096, 55.6965) |
| Luminance | 0.1001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 1.28
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 1.42
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 1.78
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.26
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.34
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5A40C8 #AEC840
analogous
#406AC8 #5A40C8 #9E40C8
triadic
#5A40C8 #C85A40 #40C85A
tetradic
#5A40C8 #C8406A #AEC840 #40C89E
square
#5A40C8 #C8406A #AEC840 #40C89E
split-complementary
#5A40C8 #C89E40 #6AC840
monochromatic
#2F206E #432D9D #5A40C8 #8370D6 #AC9FE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#5A40C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#5A40C8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5A40C8
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5A40C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5A40C8 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0055C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#28637F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5a40c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 64, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.200 284.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9377da',
500: '#5a40c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5a40c8; $custom-light: #9377da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5a40c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 64,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.471,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48442,
"c": 0.19963,
"h": 284.9
},
"luminance": 0.10011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5A40C8
secondary
#C4D094
accent
#DF49C2
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EDFB
border
#CCC8D4
text
#0E0915
muted
#7E7B83