#5E40C8#5E40C8

#5E40C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.199 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40C8
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(253, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 47.27, -66.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 81.57, 305.41°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% 0.0569 -0.191)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.199 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.8717, 10.2157, 55.7152)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 0.69

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40C8 #AAC840

analogous

#4066C8 #5E40C8 #A240C8

triadic

#5E40C8 #C85E40 #40C85E

tetradic

#5E40C8 #C84066 #AAC840 #40C8A2

square

#5E40C8 #C84066 #AAC840 #40C8A2

split-complementary

#5E40C8 #C8A240 #66C840

monochromatic

#31206E #462D9D #5E40C8 #8670D6 #AE9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#5E40C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#5E40C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40C8

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40C8	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33637F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.199 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577da',
    500: '#5e40c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40c8;
$custom-light: #9577da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.235,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48794,
    "c": 0.19927,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40C8

secondary

#C3D094

accent

#DF49BE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40C8

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