#5C42BE#5C42BE

#5C42BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.185 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C42BE
RGB	rgb(92, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(253, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(253, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, 42.85, -61.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 75.04, 304.83°)
OKLab	oklab(48.08% 0.0537 -0.1767)
OKLCH	oklch(48.08% 0.185 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6534, 9.8887, 49.7891)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.59

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C42BE #A4BE42

analogous

#4266BE #5C42BE #9A42BE

triadic

#5C42BE #BE5C42 #42BE5C

tetradic

#5C42BE #BE4266 #A4BE42 #42BE9A

square

#5C42BE #BE4266 #A4BE42 #42BE9A

split-complementary

#5C42BE #BE9A42 #66BE42

monochromatic

#302263 #463291 #5C42BE #8370CE #AB9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#5C42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#5C42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C42BE

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C42BE	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37617A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.185 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9378d3',
    500: '#5c42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c42be;
$custom-light: #9378d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.581,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48076,
    "c": 0.18467,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C42BE

secondary

#BECA92

accent

#D84FBC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C42BE

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

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