#5B40CE#5B40CE

#5B40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.207 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B40CE
RGB	rgb(91, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 48.55, -69.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 84.85, 304.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.0518 -0.2002)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.207 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.2850, 10.3461, 59.4667)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B40CE #B3CE40

analogous

#406CCE #5B40CE #A240CE

triadic

#5B40CE #CE5B40 #40CE5B

tetradic

#5B40CE #CE406C #B3CE40 #40CEA2

square

#5B40CE #CE406C #B3CE40 #40CEA2

split-complementary

#5B40CE #CEA240 #6CCE40

monochromatic

#2F1E75 #422BA6 #5B40CE #8571DA #AFA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#5B40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#5B40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B40CE

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B40CE	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.207 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577de',
    500: '#5b40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b40ce;
$custom-light: #9577de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.408,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49048,
    "c": 0.2068,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B40CE

secondary

#C8D496

accent

#E245C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B40CE

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

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