#5C40CC#5C40CC

#5C40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.204 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40CC
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(252, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.38, 48.12, -68.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.38, 83.76, 305.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.0535 -0.1971)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.204 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.1428, 10.3008, 58.2000)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C40CC #B0CC40

analogous

#406ACC #5C40CC #A240CC

triadic

#5C40CC #CC5C40 #40CC5C

tetradic

#5C40CC #CC406A #B0CC40 #40CCA2

square

#5C40CC #CC406A #B0CC40 #40CCA2

split-complementary

#5C40CC #CCA240 #6ACC40

monochromatic

#301F73 #442CA3 #5C40CC #8570D9 #AEA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#5C40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#5C40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40CC

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40CC	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#296481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.204 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577dd',
    500: '#5c40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40cc;
$custom-light: #9577dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48961,
    "c": 0.20428,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40CC

secondary

#C6D295

accent

#E147C2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40CC

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

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