#5D42C2#5D42C2

#5D42C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.190 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D42C2
RGB	rgb(93, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(253, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 44.22, -63.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 77.19, 304.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.5% 0.0545 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(48.5% 0.19 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.1971, 10.1178, 52.1280)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.08

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D42C2 #A7C242

analogous

#4267C2 #5D42C2 #9D42C2

triadic

#5D42C2 #C25D42 #42C25D

tetradic

#5D42C2 #C24267 #A7C242 #42C29D

square

#5D42C2 #C24267 #A7C242 #42C29D

split-complementary

#5D42C2 #C29D42 #67C242

monochromatic

#302268 #463196 #5D42C2 #8570D1 #AC9FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#5D42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#5D42C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D42C2

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D42C2	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#36627C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.190 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9478d5',
    500: '#5d42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d42c2;
$custom-light: #9478d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.656,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48495,
    "c": 0.18959,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D42C2

secondary

#C0CC94

accent

#DB4DBD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D42C2

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

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