#5A40CC#5A40CC

#5A40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.204 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A40CC
RGB	rgb(90, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(251, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 47.80, -68.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 83.83, 304.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% 0.0508 -0.1981)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.204 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.9456, 10.1991, 58.1907)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A40CC #B2CC40

analogous

#406CCC #5A40CC #A040CC

triadic

#5A40CC #CC5A40 #40CC5A

tetradic

#5A40CC #CC406C #B2CC40 #40CCA0

square

#5A40CC #CC406C #B2CC40 #40CCA0

split-complementary

#5A40CC #CCA040 #6CCC40

monochromatic

#2E1F73 #422CA3 #5A40CC #8470D9 #ADA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#5A40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#5A40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A40CC

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A40CC	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.204 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477dd',
    500: '#5a40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a40cc;
$custom-light: #9477dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.143,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48788,
    "c": 0.20449,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A40CC

secondary

#C7D295

accent

#E147C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A40CC

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

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