#5C40BE#5C40BE

#5C40BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.187 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40BE
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(253, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.22, 43.99, -62.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.22, 76.25, 305.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.77% 0.0556 -0.1787)
OKLCH	oklch(47.77% 0.187 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5386, 9.6591, 49.7508)
Luminance	0.0966 (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

#5C40BE #A2BE40

analogous

#4063BE #5C40BE #9B40BE

triadic

#5C40BE #BE5C40 #40BE5C

tetradic

#5C40BE #BE4063 #A2BE40 #40BE9B

square

#5C40BE #BE4063 #A2BE40 #40BE9B

split-complementary

#5C40BE #BE9B40 #63BE40

monochromatic

#302162 #463190 #5C40BE #836DCE #AA9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#5C40BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#5C40BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40BE

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40BE	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#375F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.187 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377d3',
    500: '#5c40be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40be;
$custom-light: #9377d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47774,
    "c": 0.18716,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40BE

secondary

#BDC990

accent

#D94FBA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40BE

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

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