#5D40DB#5D40DB

#5D40DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.222 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D40DB
RGB	rgb(93, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(251, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 52.67, -74.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 91.59, 305.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.0522 -0.2158)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.222 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1298, 11.1072, 68.1400)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D40DB #BEDB40

analogous

#4070DB #5D40DB #AB40DB

triadic

#5D40DB #DB5D40 #40DB5D

tetradic

#5D40DB #DB4070 #BEDB40 #40DBAB

square

#5D40DB #DB4070 #BEDB40 #40DBAB

split-complementary

#5D40DB #DBAB40 #70DB40

monochromatic

#2E1987 #4023BB #5D40DB #8973E5 #B4A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#5D40DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#5D40DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D40DB

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D40DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D40DB	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#146A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d40db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.222 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9878e7',
    500: '#5d40db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d40db;
$custom-light: #9878e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d40db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.226,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50367,
    "c": 0.22202,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D40DB

secondary

#D0DC9B

accent

#EB3DCA

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D40DB

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

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