#5C40C7#5C40C7

#5C40C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.198 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40C7
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(252, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 46.64, -66.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 81.09, 305.11°)
OKLab	oklab(48.53% 0.0543 -0.1906)
OKLCH	oklch(48.53% 0.198 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.5527, 10.0647, 55.0922)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 0.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C40C7 #ABC740

analogous

#4068C7 #5C40C7 #9F40C7

triadic

#5C40C7 #C75C40 #40C75C

tetradic

#5C40C7 #C74068 #ABC740 #40C79F

square

#5C40C7 #C74068 #ABC740 #40C79F

split-complementary

#5C40C7 #C79F40 #68C740

monochromatic

#30206D #452E9C #5C40C7 #846FD5 #AD9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#5C40C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#5C40C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40C7

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40C7	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F637E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.198 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477d9',
    500: '#5c40c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40c7;
$custom-light: #9477d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.444,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48531,
    "c": 0.19822,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40C7

secondary

#C3CF94

accent

#DE4ABF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40C7

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

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