#5A42AA#5A42AA

#5A42AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.159 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A42AA
RGB	rgb(90, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(254, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 61.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.93, 36.51, -52.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.93, 64.00, 304.79°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% 0.0526 -0.1502)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.159 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4183, 8.9718, 39.0471)
Luminance	0.0897 (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

#5A42AA #92AA42

analogous

#425EAA #5A42AA #8E42AA

triadic

#5A42AA #AA5A42 #42AA5A

tetradic

#5A42AA #AA425E #92AA42 #42AA8E

square

#5A42AA #AA425E #92AA42 #42AA8E

split-complementary

#5A42AA #AA8E42 #5EAA42

monochromatic

#2B2052 #43317E #5A42AA #7B66C3 #A192D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#5A42AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5A42AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A42AA

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A42AA	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.159 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f77c4',
    500: '#5a42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a42aa;
$custom-light: #8f77c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.846,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46307,
    "c": 0.15915,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A42AA

secondary

#B3C088

accent

#D454B6

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A42AA

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

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