#5C42CE#5C42CE

#5C42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.204 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C42CE
RGB	rgb(92, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 47.61, -68.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 83.66, 304.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.0515 -0.1978)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.204 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4990, 10.6269, 59.5097)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.39

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C42CE #B4CE42

analogous

#426ECE #5C42CE #A242CE

triadic

#5C42CE #CE5C42 #42CE5C

tetradic

#5C42CE #CE426E #B4CE42 #42CEA2

square

#5C42CE #CE426E #B4CE42 #42CEA2

split-complementary

#5C42CE #CEA242 #6ECE42

monochromatic

#2F1F77 #422BA7 #5C42CE #8673DB #B0A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#5C42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#5C42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C42CE

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C42CE	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.204 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9578de',
    500: '#5c42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c42ce;
$custom-light: #9578de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.143,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4942,
    "c": 0.20442,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C42CE

secondary

#C9D498

accent

#E246C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C42CE

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

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