#5C40C6#5C40C6

#5C40C6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.197 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40C6
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 198)
HSL	hsl(253, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(253, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 67.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 46.35, -65.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 80.56, 305.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.45% 0.0545 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(48.45% 0.197 286)
XYZ	xyz(16.4370, 10.0184, 54.4828)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 0.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C40C6 #AAC640

analogous

#4067C6 #5C40C6 #9F40C6

triadic

#5C40C6 #C65C40 #40C65C

tetradic

#5C40C6 #C64067 #AAC640 #40C69F

square

#5C40C6 #C64067 #AAC640 #40C69F

split-complementary

#5C40C6 #C69F40 #67C640

monochromatic

#30206C #452E9B #5C40C6 #846FD4 #AC9EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#5C40C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#5C40C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40C6

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40C6	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#30627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.197 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477d8',
    500: '#5c40c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40c6;
$custom-light: #9477d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.537,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48446,
    "c": 0.197,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.10019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40C6

secondary

#C2CE93

accent

#DD4ABF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40C6

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

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