#5C40CD#5C40CD

#5C40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.205 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40CD
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 48.41, -69.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 84.29, 305.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.0533 -0.1984)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.205 285)
XYZ	xyz(17.2631, 10.3489, 58.8337)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C40CD #B1CD40

analogous

#406ACD #5C40CD #A240CD

triadic

#5C40CD #CD5C40 #40CD5C

tetradic

#5C40CD #CD406A #B1CD40 #40CDA2

square

#5C40CD #CD406A #B1CD40 #40CDA2

split-complementary

#5C40CD #CDA240 #6ACD40

monochromatic

#2F1E74 #432BA5 #5C40CD #8571DA #AFA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#5C40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#5C40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40CD

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40CD	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.205 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577dd',
    500: '#5c40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40cd;
$custom-light: #9577dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.915,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49047,
    "c": 0.20548,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.1035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40CD

secondary

#C7D396

accent

#E246C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40CD

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

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