#5C40CE#5C40CE

#5C40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.207 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40CE
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 48.71, -69.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 84.82, 305.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.0532 -0.1997)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.207 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3842, 10.3973, 59.4714)
Luminance	0.1040 (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

#5C40CE #B2CE40

analogous

#406BCE #5C40CE #A340CE

triadic

#5C40CE #CE5C40 #40CE5C

tetradic

#5C40CE #CE406B #B2CE40 #40CEA3

square

#5C40CE #CE406B #B2CE40 #40CEA3

split-complementary

#5C40CE #CEA340 #6BCE40

monochromatic

#2F1E75 #432BA6 #5C40CE #8671DA #AFA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#5C40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#5C40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40CE

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40CE	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.207 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577de',
    500: '#5c40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40ce;
$custom-light: #9577de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.831,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49134,
    "c": 0.20669,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40CE

secondary

#C7D496

accent

#E245C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40CE

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

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