#5B40DE#5B40DE

#5B40DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.226 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B40DE
RGB	rgb(91, 64, 222)
HSL	hsl(250, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 71.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 53.28, -76.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 93.22, 304.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.47% 0.0489 -0.2204)
OKLCH	oklch(50.47% 0.226 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3285, 11.1636, 70.2293)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B40DE #C3DE40

analogous

#4074DE #5B40DE #AA40DE

triadic

#5B40DE #DE5B40 #40DE5B

tetradic

#5B40DE #DE4074 #C3DE40 #40DEAA

square

#5B40DE #DE4074 #C3DE40 #40DEAA

split-complementary

#5B40DE #DEAA40 #74DE40

monochromatic

#2C188B #3C21C0 #5B40DE #8874E7 #B5A8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#5B40DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#5B40DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B40DE

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B40DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B40DE	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b40de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 64, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.226 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9778ea',
    500: '#5b40de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b40de;
$custom-light: #9778ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b40de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.253,
    "s": 70.536,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50473,
    "c": 0.2258,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B40DE

secondary

#D2DE9C

accent

#ED3ACF

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B40DE

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

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