#5E42CB#5E42CB

#5E42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.201 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42CB
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(252, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 47.05, -67.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 82.00, 305.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.0547 -0.193)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.201 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3406, 10.5870, 57.6181)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 0.91

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E42CB #AFCB42

analogous

#426ACB #5E42CB #A342CB

triadic

#5E42CB #CB5E42 #42CB5E

tetradic

#5E42CB #CB426A #AFCB42 #42CBA3

square

#5E42CB #CB426A #AFCB42 #42CBA3

split-complementary

#5E42CB #CBA342 #6ACB42

monochromatic

#312073 #452DA3 #5E42CB #8772D8 #B0A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#5E42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#5E42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42CB

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42CB	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.201 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9678dc',
    500: '#5e42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42cb;
$custom-light: #9678dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.263,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49337,
    "c": 0.20056,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42CB

secondary

#C6D297

accent

#E048C1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42CB

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

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