#5B42CF#5B42CF

#5B42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.206 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B42CF
RGB	rgb(91, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 47.75, -69.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 84.22, 304.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.05 -0.1996)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.206 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5216, 10.6245, 60.1468)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.59

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B42CF #B6CF42

analogous

#426FCF #5B42CF #A142CF

triadic

#5B42CF #CF5B42 #42CF5B

tetradic

#5B42CF #CF426F #B6CF42 #42CFA1

square

#5B42CF #CF426F #B6CF42 #42CFA1

split-complementary

#5B42CF #CFA142 #6FCF42

monochromatic

#2E1F78 #412BA9 #5B42CF #8573DB #B0A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#5B42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#5B42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B42CF

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B42CF	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.206 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9578df',
    500: '#5b42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b42cf;
$custom-light: #9578df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.638,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49421,
    "c": 0.20574,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B42CF

secondary

#CAD598

accent

#E345C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B42CF

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

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