#5E42C8#5E42C8

#5E42C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.197 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42C8
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 200)
HSL	hsl(253, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(253, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 67%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 46.16, -65.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 80.39, 305.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% 0.0551 -0.189)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.197 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.9865, 10.4454, 55.7535)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 0.72

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E42C8 #ACC842

analogous

#4269C8 #5E42C8 #A142C8

triadic

#5E42C8 #C85E42 #42C85E

tetradic

#5E42C8 #C84269 #ACC842 #42C8A1

square

#5E42C8 #C84269 #ACC842 #42C8A1

split-complementary

#5E42C8 #C8A142 #69C842

monochromatic

#31206F #462E9F #5E42C8 #8671D6 #AFA1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#5E42C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#5E42C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42C8

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42C8	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33647F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.197 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9578da',
    500: '#5e42c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42c8;
$custom-light: #9578da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.537,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49084,
    "c": 0.1969,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42C8

secondary

#C4D096

accent

#DE4ABF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42C8

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