#5B40C7#5B40C7
#5B40C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.198 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B40C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 64, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.87, 46.48, -66.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.87, 81.13, 304.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.44% 0.0529 -0.1911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.44% 0.198 285.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4535, 10.0135, 55.0876) |
| Luminance | 0.1001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 1.13
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 1.50
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 1.86
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.24
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.42
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B40C7 #ACC740
analogous
#4069C7 #5B40C7 #9F40C7
triadic
#5B40C7 #C75B40 #40C75B
tetradic
#5B40C7 #C74069 #ACC740 #40C79F
square
#5B40C7 #C74069 #ACC740 #40C79F
split-complementary
#5B40C7 #C79F40 #69C740
monochromatic
#2F206D #442E9C #5B40C7 #846FD5 #AC9FE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#5B40C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#5B40C7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B40C7
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B40C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B40C7 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0055C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C637E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b40c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.198 285.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9477d9',
500: '#5b40c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b40c7; $custom-light: #9477d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b40c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 64,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48443,
"c": 0.19831,
"h": 285.5
},
"luminance": 0.10014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B40C7
secondary
#C3CF94
accent
#DE4AC0
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EDFB
border
#CCC8D4
text
#0E0915
muted
#7E7B83