#5E40C7#5E40C7

#5E40C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.198 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40C7
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(253, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 46.97, -66.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 81.03, 305.43°)
OKLab	oklab(48.71% 0.0571 -0.1897)
OKLCH	oklch(48.71% 0.198 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7552, 10.1691, 55.1017)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 0.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40C7 #A9C740

analogous

#4066C7 #5E40C7 #A240C7

triadic

#5E40C7 #C75E40 #40C75E

tetradic

#5E40C7 #C74066 #A9C740 #40C7A2

square

#5E40C7 #C74066 #A9C740 #40C7A2

split-complementary

#5E40C7 #C7A240 #66C740

monochromatic

#31206D #462E9C #5E40C7 #866FD5 #AE9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#5E40C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#5E40C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40C7

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40C7	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.198 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577d9',
    500: '#5e40c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40c7;
$custom-light: #9577d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48709,
    "c": 0.19806,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40C7

secondary

#C2CF94

accent

#DE4ABD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40C7

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

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