#5A40DB#5A40DB

#5A40DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.222 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A40DB
RGB	rgb(90, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(250, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.50, 52.26, -75.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.50, 91.71, 304.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% 0.0481 -0.2172)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.222 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8321, 10.9537, 68.1260)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A40DB #C1DB40

analogous

#4073DB #5A40DB #A840DB

triadic

#5A40DB #DB5A40 #40DB5A

tetradic

#5A40DB #DB4073 #C1DB40 #40DBA8

square

#5A40DB #DB4073 #C1DB40 #40DBA8

split-complementary

#5A40DB #DBA840 #73DB40

monochromatic

#2C1987 #3D23BB #5A40DB #8673E5 #B3A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#5A40DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#5A40DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A40DB

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A40DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A40DB	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a40db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.222 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9677e7',
    500: '#5a40db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a40db;
$custom-light: #9677e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a40db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.065,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5012,
    "c": 0.22242,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A40DB

secondary

#D1DC9B

accent

#EB3DCE

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A40DB

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

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