#5A40CD#5A40CD

#5A40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.206 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A40CD
RGB	rgb(90, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.28, 48.10, -69.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.28, 84.36, 304.76°)
OKLab	oklab(48.88% 0.0506 -0.1994)
OKLCH	oklch(48.88% 0.206 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.0659, 10.2472, 58.8244)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A40CD #B3CD40

analogous

#406CCD #5A40CD #A140CD

triadic

#5A40CD #CD5A40 #40CD5A

tetradic

#5A40CD #CD406C #B3CD40 #40CDA1

square

#5A40CD #CD406C #B3CD40 #40CDA1

split-complementary

#5A40CD #CDA140 #6CCD40

monochromatic

#2E1E74 #422BA5 #5A40CD #8471DA #AEA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#5A40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#5A40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A40CD

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A40CD	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#216582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.206 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477dd',
    500: '#5a40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a40cd;
$custom-light: #9477dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.064,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48875,
    "c": 0.20571,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A40CD

secondary

#C8D396

accent

#E246C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A40CD

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

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