#5A40CA#5A40CA

#5A40CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.202 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A40CA
RGB	rgb(90, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(251, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 47.21, -67.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 82.76, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.62% 0.0511 -0.1955)
OKLCH	oklch(48.62% 0.202 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.7073, 10.1037, 56.9355)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A40CA #B0CA40

analogous

#406BCA #5A40CA #9F40CA

triadic

#5A40CA #CA5A40 #40CA5A

tetradic

#5A40CA #CA406B #B0CA40 #40CA9F

square

#5A40CA #CA406B #B0CA40 #40CA9F

split-complementary

#5A40CA #CA9F40 #6BCA40

monochromatic

#2E1F70 #422CA0 #5A40CA #8370D7 #ADA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#5A40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#5A40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A40CA

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A40CA	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.202 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477db',
    500: '#5a40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a40ca;
$custom-light: #9477db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.304,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48615,
    "c": 0.20207,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A40CA

secondary

#C6D195

accent

#E048C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A40CA

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

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