#5A42CD#5A42CD

#5A42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.203 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A42CD
RGB	rgb(90, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(250, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(250, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.68, 47.00, -68.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.68, 83.19, 304.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.0489 -0.1975)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.203 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.1807, 10.4768, 58.8627)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.54

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A42CD #B5CD42

analogous

#426FCD #5A42CD #A042CD

triadic

#5A42CD #CD5A42 #42CD5A

tetradic

#5A42CD #CD426F #B5CD42 #42CDA0

square

#5A42CD #CD426F #B5CD42 #42CDA0

split-complementary

#5A42CD #CDA042 #6FCD42

monochromatic

#2E1F76 #412CA6 #5A42CD #8472DA #AFA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#5A42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#5A42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A42CD

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A42CD	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#216682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.203 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9478dd',
    500: '#5a42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a42cd;
$custom-light: #9478dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.36,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49164,
    "c": 0.20343,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A42CD

secondary

#C9D397

accent

#E146C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A42CD

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

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