#5E40DD#5E40DD

#5E40DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.224 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40DD
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 221)
HSL	hsl(251, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.02, 53.39, -75.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.02, 92.59, 305.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.0532 -0.2178)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.224 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4966, 11.2657, 69.5397)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40DD #BFDD40

analogous

#4070DD #5E40DD #AC40DD

triadic

#5E40DD #DD5E40 #40DD5E

tetradic

#5E40DD #DD4070 #BFDD40 #40DDAC

square

#5E40DD #DD4070 #BFDD40 #40DDAC

split-complementary

#5E40DD #DDAC40 #70DD40

monochromatic

#2E198A #4022BE #5E40DD #8A74E6 #B6A8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#5E40DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#5E40DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40DD

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40DD	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#156B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.224 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9978e9',
    500: '#5e40dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40dd;
$custom-light: #9978e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.465,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5063,
    "c": 0.22423,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40DD

secondary

#D0DD9C

accent

#ED3BCB

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40DD

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

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