#5E40CB#5E40CB

#5E40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.203 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40CB
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(253, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.48, 48.14, -67.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.48, 83.16, 305.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.0564 -0.1949)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.203 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.2258, 10.3573, 57.5798)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 0.86

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40CB #ADCB40

analogous

#4067CB #5E40CB #A440CB

triadic

#5E40CB #CB5E40 #40CB5E

tetradic

#5E40CB #CB4067 #ADCB40 #40CBA4

square

#5E40CB #CB4067 #ADCB40 #40CBA4

split-complementary

#5E40CB #CBA440 #67CB40

monochromatic

#311F72 #452CA2 #5E40CB #8770D8 #AFA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#5E40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#5E40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40CB

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40CB	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.203 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9677dc',
    500: '#5e40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40cb;
$custom-light: #9677dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.95,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4905,
    "c": 0.2029,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40CB

secondary

#C5D295

accent

#E047BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40CB

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

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