#5E40ED#5E40ED

#5E40ED is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.243 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E40ED
RGB	rgb(94, 64, 237)
HSL	hsl(250, 83%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(250, 73%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 73%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 58.03, -82.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 100.75, 305.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.09% 0.0498 -0.2375)
OKLCH	oklch(52.09% 0.243 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7308, 12.1594, 81.3062)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E40ED #CFED40

analogous

#4079ED #5E40ED #B540ED

triadic

#5E40ED #ED5E40 #40ED5E

tetradic

#5E40ED #ED4079 #CFED40 #40EDB5

square

#5E40ED #ED4079 #CFED40 #40EDB5

split-complementary

#5E40ED #EDB540 #79ED40

monochromatic

#290FA3 #3715DB #5E40ED #8D78F2 #BCB0F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#5E40ED on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#5E40ED on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E40ED

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E40ED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E40ED	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CEA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007193

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e40ed;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 64, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.243 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b78f4',
    500: '#5e40ed',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e40ed;
$custom-light: #9b78f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e40ed",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.405,
    "s": 82.775,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52091,
    "c": 0.24267,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E40ED

secondary

#DBE6A2

accent

#F92FD6

background

#FAF7FF

surface

#F4EDFF

border

#CEC8D7

text

#100917

muted

#7F7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E40ED

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

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