#5D42CE#5D42CE

#5D42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.204 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D42CE
RGB	rgb(93, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.03, 47.77, -68.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.03, 83.63, 304.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.0528 -0.1974)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.204 285)
XYZ	xyz(17.5996, 10.6788, 59.5144)
Luminance	0.1068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.30

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D42CE #B3CE42

analogous

#426DCE #5D42CE #A342CE

triadic

#5D42CE #CE5D42 #42CE5D

tetradic

#5D42CE #CE426D #B3CE42 #42CEA3

square

#5D42CE #CE426D #B3CE42 #42CEA3

split-complementary

#5D42CE #CEA342 #6DCE42

monochromatic

#301F77 #432BA7 #5D42CE #8773DB #B0A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#5D42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#5D42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D42CE

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D42CE	1.00	6.70	3.14	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A6683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.204 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9678de',
    500: '#5d42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d42ce;
$custom-light: #9678de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.571,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49505,
    "c": 0.20431,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.1068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D42CE

secondary

#C8D498

accent

#E246C4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D42CE

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

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