#5D40CE#5D40CE

#5D40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.207 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D40CE
RGB	rgb(93, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 48.86, -69.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 84.78, 305.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.0546 -0.1993)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.207 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.4848, 10.4492, 59.4761)
Luminance	0.1045 (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

#5D40CE #B1CE40

analogous

#406ACE #5D40CE #A440CE

triadic

#5D40CE #CE5D40 #40CE5D

tetradic

#5D40CE #CE406A #B1CE40 #40CEA4

square

#5D40CE #CE406A #B1CE40 #40CEA4

split-complementary

#5D40CE #CEA440 #6ACE40

monochromatic

#301E75 #442BA6 #5D40CE #8671DA #B0A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#5D40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#5D40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D40CE

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D40CE	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A6582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.207 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9677de',
    500: '#5d40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d40ce;
$custom-light: #9677de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.254,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49221,
    "c": 0.20659,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D40CE

secondary

#C7D496

accent

#E245C2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D40CE

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

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