#5C40C8#5C40C8

#5C40C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.199 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40C8
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(252, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 46.94, -66.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 81.63, 305.10°)
OKLab	oklab(48.62% 0.0542 -0.1919)
OKLCH	oklch(48.62% 0.199 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.6692, 10.1113, 55.7057)
Luminance	0.1011 (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

#5C40C8 #ACC840

analogous

#4068C8 #5C40C8 #A040C8

triadic

#5C40C8 #C85C40 #40C85C

tetradic

#5C40C8 #C84068 #ACC840 #40C8A0

square

#5C40C8 #C84068 #ACC840 #40C8A0

split-complementary

#5C40C8 #C8A040 #68C840

monochromatic

#30206E #442D9D #5C40C8 #8570D6 #AD9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#5C40C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#5C40C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40C8

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40C8	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E637F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.199 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477da',
    500: '#5c40c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40c8;
$custom-light: #9477da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.353,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48616,
    "c": 0.19943,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40C8

secondary

#C3D094

accent

#DF49C0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40C8

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

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