#5E40CD#5E40CD

#5E40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.205 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40CD
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(253, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(253, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 48.73, -68.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 84.22, 305.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.0561 -0.1975)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.205 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.4656, 10.4533, 58.8431)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40CD #AFCD40

analogous

#4068CD #5E40CD #A440CD

triadic

#5E40CD #CD5E40 #40CD5E

tetradic

#5E40CD #CD4068 #AFCD40 #40CDA4

square

#5E40CD #CD4068 #AFCD40 #40CDA4

split-complementary

#5E40CD #CDA440 #68CD40

monochromatic

#311E74 #452BA5 #5E40CD #8771DA #B0A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#5E40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#5E40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40CD

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40CD	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E6582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.205 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9677dd',
    500: '#5e40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40cd;
$custom-light: #9677dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.766,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49222,
    "c": 0.20529,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40CD

secondary

#C6D396

accent

#E246C1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40CD

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

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