#5E42DA#5E42DA

#5E42DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.219 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42DA
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 218)
HSL	hsl(251, 67%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 69.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 51.46, -73.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 89.91, 304.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.0522 -0.2122)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.219 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2153, 11.3369, 67.4918)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E42DA #BEDA42

analogous

#4272DA #5E42DA #AA42DA

triadic

#5E42DA #DA5E42 #42DA5E

tetradic

#5E42DA #DA4272 #BEDA42 #42DAAA

square

#5E42DA #DA4272 #BEDA42 #42DAAA

split-complementary

#5E42DA #DAAA42 #72DA42

monochromatic

#2E1A87 #4024BA #5E42DA #8A75E4 #B5A8EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#5E42DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#5E42DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42DA

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42DA	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.219 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9879e7',
    500: '#5e42da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42da;
$custom-light: #9879e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.053,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50634,
    "c": 0.21857,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42DA

secondary

#D0DB9C

accent

#EA3ECA

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42DA

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

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