#5D40CD#5D40CD

#5D40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.205 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D40CD
RGB	rgb(93, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 48.57, -68.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 84.25, 305.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.0547 -0.198)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.205 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3637, 10.4008, 58.8384)
Luminance	0.1040 (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

#5D40CD #B0CD40

analogous

#406ACD #5D40CD #A340CD

triadic

#5D40CD #CD5D40 #40CD5D

tetradic

#5D40CD #CD406A #B0CD40 #40CDA3

square

#5D40CD #CD406A #B0CD40 #40CDA3

split-complementary

#5D40CD #CDA340 #6ACD40

monochromatic

#301E74 #442BA5 #5D40CD #8671DA #AFA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#5D40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#5D40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D40CD

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D40CD	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B6582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.205 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9677dd',
    500: '#5d40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d40cd;
$custom-light: #9677dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.34,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49134,
    "c": 0.20539,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D40CD

secondary

#C6D396

accent

#E246C2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D40CD

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

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