#5D40BB#5D40BB

#5D40BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.183 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D40BB
RGB	rgb(93, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(254, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(254, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 43.28, -60.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 74.59, 305.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.0574 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.183 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3146, 9.5811, 48.0465)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.88

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D40BB #9EBB40

analogous

#4061BB #5D40BB #9B40BB

triadic

#5D40BB #BB5D40 #40BB5D

tetradic

#5D40BB #BB4061 #9EBB40 #40BB9B

square

#5D40BB #BB4061 #9EBB40 #40BB9B

split-complementary

#5D40BB #BB9B40 #61BB40

monochromatic

#302160 #46308D #5D40BB #826CCD #A999DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#5D40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#5D40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D40BB

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D40BB	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.183 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9377d0',
    500: '#5d40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d40bb;
$custom-light: #9377d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.146,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47619,
    "c": 0.18338,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D40BB

secondary

#BBC88F

accent

#D94FB8

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D40BB

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

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