#5E40DC#5E40DC

#5E40DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.223 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40DC
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 220)
HSL	hsl(252, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 70.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 53.10, -75.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 92.07, 305.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.0534 -0.2166)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.223 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3638, 11.2126, 68.8401)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40DC #BEDC40

analogous

#4070DC #5E40DC #AC40DC

triadic

#5E40DC #DC5E40 #40DC5E

tetradic

#5E40DC #DC4070 #BEDC40 #40DCAC

square

#5E40DC #DC4070 #BEDC40 #40DCAC

split-complementary

#5E40DC #DCAC40 #70DC40

monochromatic

#2E1989 #4023BC #5E40DC #8A74E5 #B5A7EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#5E40DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#5E40DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40DC

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40DC	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#176A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.223 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9878e8',
    500: '#5e40dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40dc;
$custom-light: #9878e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.538,
    "s": 69.027,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5054,
    "c": 0.22306,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40DC

secondary

#D0DC9B

accent

#EC3CCA

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40DC

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

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