#5C42BC#5C42BC

#5C42BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.182 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C42BC
RGB	rgb(92, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(253, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(253, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.48, 42.26, -60.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.48, 73.95, 304.86°)
OKLab	oklab(47.91% 0.0539 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(47.91% 0.182 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4363, 9.8018, 48.6458)
Luminance	0.0980 (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

#5C42BC #A2BC42

analogous

#4265BC #5C42BC #9942BC

triadic

#5C42BC #BC5C42 #42BC5C

tetradic

#5C42BC #BC4265 #A2BC42 #42BC99

square

#5C42BC #BC4265 #A2BC42 #42BC99

split-complementary

#5C42BC #BC9942 #65BC42

monochromatic

#302261 #46328F #5C42BC #836FCC #AA9CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#5C42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#5C42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C42BC

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C42BC	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.182 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9278d1',
    500: '#5c42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c42bc;
$custom-light: #9278d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.787,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47913,
    "c": 0.18217,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C42BC

secondary

#BDC991

accent

#D850BB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C42BC

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

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