#5E42CF#5E42CF

#5E42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.205 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42CF
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(252, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.21, 48.23, -68.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.21, 84.13, 304.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% 0.054 -0.1982)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.205 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.8234, 10.7801, 60.1610)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E42CF #B3CF42

analogous

#426CCF #5E42CF #A442CF

triadic

#5E42CF #CF5E42 #42CF5E

tetradic

#5E42CF #CF426C #B3CF42 #42CFA4

square

#5E42CF #CF426C #B3CF42 #42CFA4

split-complementary

#5E42CF #CFA442 #6CCF42

monochromatic

#301F78 #442BA9 #5E42CF #8873DB #B1A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#5E42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#5E42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42CF

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42CF	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C6683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.205 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9679df',
    500: '#5e42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42cf;
$custom-light: #9679df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.915,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49678,
    "c": 0.20542,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42CF

secondary

#C9D598

accent

#E345C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42CF

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

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