#5C40DB#5C40DB

#5C40DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.222 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C40DB
RGB	rgb(92, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(251, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.67, 52.53, -75.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.67, 91.63, 304.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% 0.0508 -0.2163)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.222 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0293, 11.0553, 68.1352)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C40DB #BFDB40

analogous

#4071DB #5C40DB #AA40DB

triadic

#5C40DB #DB5C40 #40DB5C

tetradic

#5C40DB #DB4071 #BFDB40 #40DBAA

square

#5C40DB #DB4071 #BFDB40 #40DBAA

split-complementary

#5C40DB #DBAA40 #71DB40

monochromatic

#2D1987 #3F23BB #5C40DB #8873E5 #B4A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#5C40DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#5C40DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C40DB

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C40DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C40DB	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C6A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c40db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.222 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9778e7',
    500: '#5c40db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c40db;
$custom-light: #9778e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c40db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.839,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50284,
    "c": 0.22215,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C40DB

secondary

#D0DC9B

accent

#EB3DCC

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C40DB

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

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