#5B42EA#5B42EA

#5B42EA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.238 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B42EA
RGB	rgb(91, 66, 234)
HSL	hsl(249, 80%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(249, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 71.8%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 55.77, -80.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 98.29, 304.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.0451 -0.2334)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.238 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1092, 12.0595, 79.0413)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B42EA #D1EA42

analogous

#427DEA #5B42EA #AF42EA

triadic

#5B42EA #EA5B42 #42EA5B

tetradic

#5B42EA #EA427D #D1EA42 #42EAAF

square

#5B42EA #EA427D #D1EA42 #42EAAF

split-complementary

#5B42EA #EAAF42 #7DEA42

monochromatic

#2712A0 #3418D7 #5B42EA #8B79F0 #BBB0F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#5B42EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#5B42EA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B42EA

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B42EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B42EA	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BE7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007192

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b42ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 66, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.238 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9979f2',
    500: '#5b42ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b42ea;
$custom-light: #9979f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b42ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.929,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51835,
    "c": 0.23774,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B42EA

secondary

#DBE5A3

accent

#F631D9

background

#FAF7FF

surface

#F4EEFE

border

#CEC9D6

text

#0F0917

muted

#7F7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B42EA

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

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