#5B40BC#5B40BC

#5B40BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.185 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B40BC
RGB	rgb(91, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(253, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.97, 43.22, -61.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.97, 75.19, 305.08°)
OKLab	oklab(47.52% 0.0545 -0.1765)
OKLCH	oklch(47.52% 0.185 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2222, 9.5210, 48.6029)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.91

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B40BC #A1BC40

analogous

#4063BC #5B40BC #9940BC

triadic

#5B40BC #BC5B40 #40BC5B

tetradic

#5B40BC #BC4063 #A1BC40 #40BC99

square

#5B40BC #BC4063 #A1BC40 #40BC99

split-complementary

#5B40BC #BC9940 #63BC40

monochromatic

#2F2161 #45308E #5B40BC #816CCD #A89ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#5B40BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#5B40BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B40BC

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B40BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B40BC	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#365F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b40bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.185 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9276d1',
    500: '#5b40bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b40bc;
$custom-light: #9276d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b40bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.065,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47518,
    "c": 0.18474,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B40BC

secondary

#BCC98F

accent

#D94FBB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B40BC

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

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