#5E40D8#5E40D8

#5E40D8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.218 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40D8
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 216)
HSL	hsl(252, 66%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(252, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, 51.94, -73.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 90.00, 305.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.18% 0.0541 -0.2116)
OKLCH	oklch(50.18% 0.218 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8404, 11.0032, 66.0835)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 3.15

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40D8 #BAD840

analogous

#406ED8 #5E40D8 #AA40D8

triadic

#5E40D8 #D85E40 #40D85E

tetradic

#5E40D8 #D8406E #BAD840 #40D8AA

square

#5E40D8 #D8406E #BAD840 #40D8AA

split-complementary

#5E40D8 #D8AA40 #6ED840

monochromatic

#2F1B83 #4225B6 #5E40D8 #8973E2 #B4A6ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#5E40D8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#5E40D8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40D8

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40D8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40D8	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F6988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40d8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.218 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9878e5',
    500: '#5e40d8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40d8;
$custom-light: #9878e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40d8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.842,
    "s": 66.087,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50184,
    "c": 0.21837,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40D8

secondary

#CDDA9A

accent

#E93FC7

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFC

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40D8

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

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