#5E40CA#5E40CA

#5E40CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.202 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40CA
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(253, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 47.85, -67.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 82.63, 305.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.0566 -0.1936)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.202 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1070, 10.3098, 56.9543)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 0.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40CA #ACCA40

analogous

#4067CA #5E40CA #A340CA

triadic

#5E40CA #CA5E40 #40CA5E

tetradic

#5E40CA #CA4067 #ACCA40 #40CAA3

square

#5E40CA #CA4067 #ACCA40 #40CAA3

split-complementary

#5E40CA #CAA340 #67CA40

monochromatic

#311F70 #462CA0 #5E40CA #8670D7 #AFA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#5E40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#5E40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40CA

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40CA	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#316480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.202 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9677db',
    500: '#5e40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40ca;
$custom-light: #9677db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48965,
    "c": 0.20168,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40CA

secondary

#C4D195

accent

#E048BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40CA

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

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