#5C42BB#5C42BB

#5C42BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.181 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C42BB
RGB	rgb(92, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(253, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(253, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.41, 41.96, -60.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.41, 73.40, 304.87°)
OKLab	oklab(47.83% 0.054 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(47.83% 0.181 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3289, 9.7589, 48.0800)
Luminance	0.0976 (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

#5C42BB #A1BB42

analogous

#4264BB #5C42BB #9942BB

triadic

#5C42BB #BB5C42 #42BB5C

tetradic

#5C42BB #BB4264 #A1BB42 #42BB99

square

#5C42BB #BB4264 #A1BB42 #42BB99

split-complementary

#5C42BB #BB9942 #64BB42

monochromatic

#2F2261 #46328E #5C42BB #826ECC #A99CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#5C42BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#5C42BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C42BB

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C42BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C42BB	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c42bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.181 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9278d0',
    500: '#5c42bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c42bb;
$custom-light: #9278d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c42bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.893,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47832,
    "c": 0.1809,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C42BB

secondary

#BCC891

accent

#D750BA

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C42BB

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

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