#5E42D5#5E42D5

#5E42D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.213 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42D5
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 213)
HSL	hsl(251, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 69%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.71, 49.99, -71.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.71, 87.29, 304.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.2% 0.0531 -0.2059)
OKLCH	oklch(50.2% 0.213 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.5709, 11.0791, 64.0978)
Luminance	0.1108 (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

#5E42D5 #B9D542

analogous

#426FD5 #5E42D5 #A842D5

triadic

#5E42D5 #D55E42 #42D55E

tetradic

#5E42D5 #D5426F #B9D542 #42D5A8

square

#5E42D5 #D5426F #B9D542 #42D5A8

split-complementary

#5E42D5 #D5A842 #6FD542

monochromatic

#2F1C80 #4228B2 #5E42D5 #8974E0 #B3A6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#5E42D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#5E42D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42D5

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42D5	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#246987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.213 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9779e3',
    500: '#5e42d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42d5;
$custom-light: #9779e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.429,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50196,
    "c": 0.21262,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42D5

secondary

#CDD89A

accent

#E741C7

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFC

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42D5

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

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