#5E40AB#5E40AB

#5E40AB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.163 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40AB
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 171)
HSL	hsl(257, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(257, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 62.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 38.83, -53.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 65.77, 306.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% 0.0603 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.163 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7981, 8.9863, 39.5277)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40AB #8DAB40

analogous

#4057AB #5E40AB #9340AB

triadic

#5E40AB #AB5E40 #40AB5E

tetradic

#5E40AB #AB4057 #8DAB40 #40AB93

square

#5E40AB #AB4057 #8DAB40 #40AB93

split-complementary

#5E40AB #AB9340 #57AB40

monochromatic

#2D1F52 #462F7E #5E40AB #7F63C5 #A390D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#5E40AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5E40AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40AB

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40AB	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.163 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9276c5',
    500: '#5e40ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40ab;
$custom-light: #9276c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.822,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46446,
    "c": 0.16319,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40AB

secondary

#B0C186

accent

#D553B1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40AB

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

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