#5A42AE#5A42AE

#5A42AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.164 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A42AE
RGB	rgb(90, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(253, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(253, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.22, 37.70, -54.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.22, 66.24, 304.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% 0.0524 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.164 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8024, 9.1255, 41.0703)
Luminance	0.0913 (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

#5A42AE #96AE42

analogous

#4260AE #5A42AE #9042AE

triadic

#5A42AE #AE5A42 #42AE5A

tetradic

#5A42AE #AE4260 #96AE42 #42AE90

square

#5A42AE #AE4260 #96AE42 #42AE90

split-complementary

#5A42AE #AE9042 #60AE42

monochromatic

#2C2055 #433182 #5A42AE #7D68C6 #A394D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#5A42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#5A42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A42AE

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A42AE	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E5B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.164 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f77c7',
    500: '#5a42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a42ae;
$custom-light: #8f77c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46616,
    "c": 0.16437,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A42AE

secondary

#B5C28A

accent

#D553B8

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A42AE

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

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