#5C40BB#5C40BB

#5C40BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.183 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40BB
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(254, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(254, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, 43.10, -60.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 74.61, 305.29°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% 0.056 -0.1747)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.183 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.2140, 9.5293, 48.0418)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.95

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C40BB #9FBB40

analogous

#4061BB #5C40BB #9A40BB

triadic

#5C40BB #BB5C40 #40BB5C

tetradic

#5C40BB #BB4061 #9FBB40 #40BB9A

square

#5C40BB #BB4061 #9FBB40 #40BB9A

split-complementary

#5C40BB #BB9A40 #61BB40

monochromatic

#2F2160 #46308D #5C40BB #826CCD #A899DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#5C40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#5C40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40BB

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40BB	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.183 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9277d0',
    500: '#5c40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40bb;
$custom-light: #9277d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.659,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47527,
    "c": 0.18343,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40BB

secondary

#BBC88F

accent

#D94FB9

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40BB

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

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