#5E40AE#5E40AE

#5E40AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.167 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40AE
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(256, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, 39.69, -54.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 67.44, 306.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.68% 0.0601 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(46.68% 0.167 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0873, 9.1020, 41.0508)
Luminance	0.0910 (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

#5E40AE #90AE40

analogous

#4059AE #5E40AE #9540AE

triadic

#5E40AE #AE5E40 #40AE5E

tetradic

#5E40AE #AE4059 #90AE40 #40AE95

square

#5E40AE #AE4059 #90AE40 #40AE95

split-complementary

#5E40AE #AE9540 #59AE40

monochromatic

#2E1F55 #463081 #5E40AE #7F65C6 #A492D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#5E40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5E40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40AE

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40AE	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#465A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.167 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9276c7',
    500: '#5e40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40ae;
$custom-light: #9276c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46677,
    "c": 0.16701,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40AE

secondary

#B2C288

accent

#D652B2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40AE

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

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