#5E40DA#5E40DA

#5E40DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.221 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40DA
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 218)
HSL	hsl(252, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 52.52, -74.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 91.03, 305.24°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.0537 -0.2141)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.221 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1005, 11.1072, 67.4535)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40DA #BCDA40

analogous

#406FDA #5E40DA #AB40DA

triadic

#5E40DA #DA5E40 #40DA5E

tetradic

#5E40DA #DA406F #BCDA40 #40DAAB

square

#5E40DA #DA406F #BCDA40 #40DAAB

split-complementary

#5E40DA #DAAB40 #6FDA40

monochromatic

#2F1A86 #4124B9 #5E40DA #8973E4 #B4A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#5E40DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#5E40DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40DA

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40DA	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.221 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9878e7',
    500: '#5e40da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40da;
$custom-light: #9878e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.688,
    "s": 67.544,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50362,
    "c": 0.22072,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40DA

secondary

#CFDB9B

accent

#EA3DC9

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40DA

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

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