#5C40AE#5C40AE

#5C40AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.167 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40AE
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(255, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 39.28, -54.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 67.47, 305.61°)
OKLab	oklab(46.48% 0.0573 -0.1569)
OKLCH	oklch(46.48% 0.167 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8848, 8.9976, 41.0413)
Luminance	0.0900 (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

#5C40AE #92AE40

analogous

#405BAE #5C40AE #9340AE

triadic

#5C40AE #AE5C40 #40AE5C

tetradic

#5C40AE #AE405B #92AE40 #40AE93

square

#5C40AE #AE405B #92AE40 #40AE93

split-complementary

#5C40AE #AE9340 #5BAE40

monochromatic

#2D1F55 #443081 #5C40AE #7E65C6 #A392D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#5C40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5C40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40AE

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40AE	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#425A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.167 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9176c7',
    500: '#5c40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40ae;
$custom-light: #9176c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.273,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46484,
    "c": 0.16702,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40AE

secondary

#B3C288

accent

#D652B4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40AE

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

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