#5A40DE#5A40DE

#5A40DE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.226 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A40DE
RGB	rgb(90, 64, 222)
HSL	hsl(250, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.77, 53.14, -76.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.77, 93.26, 304.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.0475 -0.2209)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.226 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2305, 11.1131, 70.2247)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A40DE #C4DE40

analogous

#4075DE #5A40DE #A940DE

triadic

#5A40DE #DE5A40 #40DE5A

tetradic

#5A40DE #DE4075 #C4DE40 #40DEA9

square

#5A40DE #DE4075 #C4DE40 #40DEA9

split-complementary

#5A40DE #DEA940 #75DE40

monochromatic

#2B188B #3B21C0 #5A40DE #8774E7 #B4A8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#5A40DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#5A40DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A40DE

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A40DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A40DE	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a40de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 64, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.226 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9778ea',
    500: '#5a40de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a40de;
$custom-light: #9778ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a40de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.873,
    "s": 70.536,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50392,
    "c": 0.22594,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A40DE

secondary

#D3DE9C

accent

#ED3AD0

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A40DE

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

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