#5D40CB#5D40CB

#5D40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.203 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D40CB
RGB	rgb(93, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(253, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.38, 47.98, -67.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.38, 83.19, 305.22°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.0551 -0.1954)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.203 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.1239, 10.3048, 57.5751)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 0.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D40CB #AECB40

analogous

#4068CB #5D40CB #A340CB

triadic

#5D40CB #CB5D40 #40CB5D

tetradic

#5D40CB #CB4068 #AECB40 #40CBA3

square

#5D40CB #CB4068 #AECB40 #40CBA3

split-complementary

#5D40CB #CBA340 #68CB40

monochromatic

#301F72 #452CA2 #5D40CB #8670D8 #AFA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#5D40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#5D40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D40CB

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D40CB	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.203 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577dc',
    500: '#5d40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d40cb;
$custom-light: #9577dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.518,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48962,
    "c": 0.20298,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D40CB

secondary

#C5D295

accent

#E047C1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D40CB

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

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