#5A42CC#5A42CC

#5A42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.202 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A42CC
RGB	rgb(90, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(250, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 46.70, -68.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 82.65, 304.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% 0.0491 -0.1962)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.202 284)
XYZ	xyz(17.0604, 10.4287, 58.2290)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A42CC #B4CC42

analogous

#426FCC #5A42CC #9F42CC

triadic

#5A42CC #CC5A42 #42CC5A

tetradic

#5A42CC #CC426F #B4CC42 #42CC9F

square

#5A42CC #CC426F #B4CC42 #42CC9F

split-complementary

#5A42CC #CC9F42 #6FCC42

monochromatic

#2E1F74 #412CA4 #5A42CC #8472D9 #AEA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#5A42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#5A42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A42CC

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A42CC	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.202 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9478dd',
    500: '#5a42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a42cc;
$custom-light: #9478dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.435,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49078,
    "c": 0.2022,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.1043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A42CC

secondary

#C8D397

accent

#E147C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A42CC

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

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