#5B40CA#5B40CA

#5B40CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.202 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B40CA
RGB	rgb(91, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(252, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 47.37, -67.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 82.73, 304.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% 0.0525 -0.195)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.202 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8052, 10.1542, 56.9401)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.19

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B40CA #AFCA40

analogous

#406ACA #5B40CA #A040CA

triadic

#5B40CA #CA5B40 #40CA5B

tetradic

#5B40CA #CA406A #AFCA40 #40CAA0

square

#5B40CA #CA406A #AFCA40 #40CAA0

split-complementary

#5B40CA #CAA040 #6ACA40

monochromatic

#2F1F70 #432CA0 #5B40CA #8470D7 #ADA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#5B40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#5B40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B40CA

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B40CA	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#296480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.202 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477db',
    500: '#5b40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b40ca;
$custom-light: #9477db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.739,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48701,
    "c": 0.20196,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B40CA

secondary

#C5D195

accent

#E048C2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B40CA

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

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