#5D40DD#5D40DD

#5D40DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.224 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D40DD
RGB	rgb(93, 64, 221)
HSL	hsl(251, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 53.26, -75.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 92.63, 305.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.55% 0.0518 -0.2183)
OKLCH	oklch(50.55% 0.224 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3947, 11.2132, 69.5349)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D40DD #C0DD40

analogous

#4071DD #5D40DD #AB40DD

triadic

#5D40DD #DD5D40 #40DD5D

tetradic

#5D40DD #DD4071 #C0DD40 #40DDAB

square

#5D40DD #DD4071 #C0DD40 #40DDAB

split-complementary

#5D40DD #DDAB40 #71DD40

monochromatic

#2E198A #3F22BE #5D40DD #8974E6 #B5A8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#5D40DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#5D40DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D40DD

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D40DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D40DD	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E6B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d40dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 64, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.224 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9878e9',
    500: '#5d40dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d40dd;
$custom-light: #9878e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d40dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.083,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50547,
    "c": 0.22436,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D40DD

secondary

#D1DD9C

accent

#ED3BCC

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D40DD

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

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