#5E40BF#5E40BF

#5E40BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.188 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40BF
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(254, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(254, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.49, 44.64, -62.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.49, 76.73, 305.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% 0.0582 -0.179)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.188 288)
XYZ	xyz(15.8507, 9.8073, 50.3379)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.31

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40BF #A1BF40

analogous

#4062BF #5E40BF #9D40BF

triadic

#5E40BF #BF5E40 #40BF5E

tetradic

#5E40BF #BF4062 #A1BF40 #40BF9D

square

#5E40BF #BF4062 #A1BF40 #40BF9D

split-complementary

#5E40BF #BF9D40 #62BF40

monochromatic

#312163 #473191 #5E40BF #856ECE #AB9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#5E40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#5E40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40BF

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40BF	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B607A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.188 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9477d3',
    500: '#5e40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40bf;
$custom-light: #9477d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.173,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4804,
    "c": 0.18828,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.09808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40BF

secondary

#BCCA91

accent

#D94EB9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40BF

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

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