#5C40BF#5C40BF

#5C40BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.188 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40BF
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(253, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.8%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.30, 44.28, -62.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.30, 76.79, 305.22°)
OKLab	oklab(47.86% 0.0555 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(47.86% 0.188 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6482, 9.7029, 50.3284)
Luminance	0.0970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C40BF #A3BF40

analogous

#4064BF #5C40BF #9B40BF

triadic

#5C40BF #BF5C40 #40BF5C

tetradic

#5C40BF #BF4064 #A3BF40 #40BF9B

square

#5C40BF #BF4064 #A3BF40 #40BF9B

split-complementary

#5C40BF #BF9B40 #64BF40

monochromatic

#302163 #463191 #5C40BF #836ECE #AA9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#5C40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#5C40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40BF

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40BF	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#36607A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.188 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377d3',
    500: '#5c40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40bf;
$custom-light: #9377d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.228,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47857,
    "c": 0.1884,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40BF

secondary

#BDCA91

accent

#D94EBB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40BF

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

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