#5D42DB#5D42DB

#5D42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.220 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D42DB
RGB	rgb(93, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(251, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 51.61, -74.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 90.47, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.0506 -0.214)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.22 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2447, 11.3368, 68.1782)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D42DB #C0DB42

analogous

#4273DB #5D42DB #A942DB

triadic

#5D42DB #DB5D42 #42DB5D

tetradic

#5D42DB #DB4273 #C0DB42 #42DBA9

square

#5D42DB #DB4273 #C0DB42 #42DBA9

split-complementary

#5D42DB #DBA942 #73DB42

monochromatic

#2E1A89 #3F24BC #5D42DB #8975E5 #B5A9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#5D42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#5D42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D42DB

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D42DB	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#136B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.220 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9879e7',
    500: '#5d42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d42db;
$custom-light: #9879e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.588,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50639,
    "c": 0.21988,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D42DB

secondary

#D1DC9D

accent

#EB3DCC

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D42DB

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

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