#5E40DF#5E40DF

#5E40DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.227 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40DF
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(251, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 53.98, -76.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 93.62, 305.21°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.0528 -0.2203)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.227 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7647, 11.3729, 70.9514)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40DF #C1DF40

analogous

#4072DF #5E40DF #AE40DF

triadic

#5E40DF #DF5E40 #40DF5E

tetradic

#5E40DF #DF4072 #C1DF40 #40DFAE

square

#5E40DF #DF4072 #C1DF40 #40DFAE

split-complementary

#5E40DF #DFAE40 #72DF40

monochromatic

#2E188D #3F20C1 #5E40DF #8A74E8 #B6A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#5E40DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#5E40DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40DF

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40DF	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F6B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.227 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9978ea',
    500: '#5e40df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40df;
$custom-light: #9978ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.321,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5081,
    "c": 0.22657,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40DF

secondary

#D2DE9D

accent

#EE3ACC

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40DF

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

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