#5B40DD#5B40DD

#5B40DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.225 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B40DD
RGB	rgb(91, 64, 221)
HSL	hsl(250, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.77, 52.98, -76.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.77, 92.71, 304.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.0491 -0.2192)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.225 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1949, 11.1101, 69.5256)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B40DD #C2DD40

analogous

#4074DD #5B40DD #A940DD

triadic

#5B40DD #DD5B40 #40DD5B

tetradic

#5B40DD #DD4074 #C2DD40 #40DDA9

square

#5B40DD #DD4074 #C2DD40 #40DDA9

split-complementary

#5B40DD #DDA940 #74DD40

monochromatic

#2C198A #3D22BE #5B40DD #8874E6 #B4A8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#5B40DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#5B40DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B40DD

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B40DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B40DD	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b40dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.225 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9778e9',
    500: '#5b40dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b40dd;
$custom-light: #9778e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b40dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.318,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50382,
    "c": 0.22463,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B40DD

secondary

#D2DD9C

accent

#ED3BCE

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B40DD

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

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