#5B40CD#5B40CD

#5B40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.206 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B40CD
RGB	rgb(91, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 48.26, -69.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 84.32, 304.91°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.052 -0.1989)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.206 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.1639, 10.2977, 58.8290)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.36

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B40CD #B2CD40

analogous

#406CCD #5B40CD #A140CD

triadic

#5B40CD #CD5B40 #40CD5B

tetradic

#5B40CD #CD406C #B2CD40 #40CDA1

square

#5B40CD #CD406C #B2CD40 #40CDA1

split-complementary

#5B40CD #CDA140 #6CCD40

monochromatic

#2F1E74 #422BA5 #5B40CD #8571DA #AEA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#5B40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#5B40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B40CD

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B40CD	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.206 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577dd',
    500: '#5b40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b40cd;
$custom-light: #9577dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.489,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48961,
    "c": 0.2056,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B40CD

secondary

#C7D396

accent

#E246C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B40CD

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

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