#5D40D8#5D40D8

#5D40D8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.218 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D40D8
RGB	rgb(93, 64, 216)
HSL	hsl(251, 66%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 70.4%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.50, 51.79, -73.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.50, 90.03, 305.12°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.0528 -0.212)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.218 284)
XYZ	xyz(18.7385, 10.9507, 66.0787)
Luminance	0.1095 (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

#5D40D8 #BBD840

analogous

#406FD8 #5D40D8 #A940D8

triadic

#5D40D8 #D85D40 #40D85D

tetradic

#5D40D8 #D8406F #BBD840 #40D8A9

square

#5D40D8 #D8406F #BBD840 #40D8A9

split-complementary

#5D40D8 #D8A940 #6FD840

monochromatic

#2F1B83 #4125B6 #5D40D8 #8873E2 #B3A6ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#5D40D8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#5D40D8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D40D8

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D40D8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D40D8	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d40d8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 64, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.218 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9778e5',
    500: '#5d40d8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d40d8;
$custom-light: #9778e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d40d8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.447,
    "s": 66.087,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50099,
    "c": 0.21848,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.10952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D40D8

secondary

#CEDA9A

accent

#E93FC9

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFC

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D40D8

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

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