#5E42D6#5E42D6

#5E42D6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.214 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42D6
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 214)
HSL	hsl(251, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(251, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 69.2%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 50.29, -72.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 87.82, 304.93°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% 0.0529 -0.2072)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.214 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6982, 11.1300, 64.7683)
Luminance	0.1113 (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

#5E42D6 #BAD642

analogous

#4270D6 #5E42D6 #A842D6

triadic

#5E42D6 #D65E42 #42D65E

tetradic

#5E42D6 #D64270 #BAD642 #42D6A8

square

#5E42D6 #D64270 #BAD642 #42D6A8

split-complementary

#5E42D6 #D6A842 #70D642

monochromatic

#2F1C82 #4227B4 #5E42D6 #8974E1 #B4A7EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#5E42D6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#5E42D6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42D6

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42D6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42D6	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42d6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.214 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9779e4',
    500: '#5e42d6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42d6;
$custom-light: #9779e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42d6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.351,
    "s": 64.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50283,
    "c": 0.21382,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42D6

secondary

#CDD99B

accent

#E740C8

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFC

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42D6

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

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