#5A42CB#5A42CB

#5A42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.201 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A42CB
RGB	rgb(90, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(251, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 46.40, -67.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 82.12, 304.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.0492 -0.1949)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.201 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.9409, 10.3809, 57.5994)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A42CB #B3CB42

analogous

#426ECB #5A42CB #9E42CB

triadic

#5A42CB #CB5A42 #42CB5A

tetradic

#5A42CB #CB426E #B3CB42 #42CB9E

square

#5A42CB #CB426E #B3CB42 #42CB9E

split-complementary

#5A42CB #CB9E42 #6ECB42

monochromatic

#2E2073 #422DA3 #5A42CB #8472D8 #AEA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#5A42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#5A42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A42CB

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A42CB	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#246581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.201 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9478dc',
    500: '#5a42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a42cb;
$custom-light: #9478dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.511,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48992,
    "c": 0.20098,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A42CB

secondary

#C8D297

accent

#E048C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A42CB

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

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