#5B40CC#5B40CC

#5B40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.204 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B40CC
RGB	rgb(91, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(252, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 47.96, -68.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 83.79, 304.91°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% 0.0521 -0.1976)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.204 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0436, 10.2496, 58.1953)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.30

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B40CC #B1CC40

analogous

#406BCC #5B40CC #A140CC

triadic

#5B40CC #CC5B40 #40CC5B

tetradic

#5B40CC #CC406B #B1CC40 #40CCA1

square

#5B40CC #CC406B #B1CC40 #40CCA1

split-complementary

#5B40CC #CCA140 #6BCC40

monochromatic

#2F1F73 #432CA3 #5B40CC #8470D9 #AEA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#5B40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#5B40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B40CC

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B40CC	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.204 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477dd',
    500: '#5b40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b40cc;
$custom-light: #9477dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.571,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48874,
    "c": 0.20438,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B40CC

secondary

#C7D295

accent

#E147C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B40CC

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

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