#5C40BD#5C40BD

#5C40BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.186 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40BD
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(253, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, 43.69, -61.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 75.70, 305.25°)
OKLab	oklab(47.69% 0.0557 -0.1774)
OKLCH	oklch(47.69% 0.186 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4296, 9.6155, 49.1772)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.71

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C40BD #A1BD40

analogous

#4063BD #5C40BD #9B40BD

triadic

#5C40BD #BD5C40 #40BD5C

tetradic

#5C40BD #BD4063 #A1BD40 #40BD9B

square

#5C40BD #BD4063 #A1BD40 #40BD9B

split-complementary

#5C40BD #BD9B40 #63BD40

monochromatic

#2F2162 #46318F #5C40BD #826DCD #A99ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#5C40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#5C40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40BD

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40BD	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.186 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377d2',
    500: '#5c40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40bd;
$custom-light: #9377d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.44,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47691,
    "c": 0.18592,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40BD

secondary

#BCC990

accent

#D94FBA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40BD

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

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