#5E42DB#5E42DB

#5E42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.220 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42DB
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(251, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 51.76, -74.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 90.44, 304.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% 0.052 -0.2135)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.22 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3466, 11.3894, 68.1830)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E42DB #BFDB42

analogous

#4272DB #5E42DB #AA42DB

triadic

#5E42DB #DB5E42 #42DB5E

tetradic

#5E42DB #DB4272 #BFDB42 #42DBAA

square

#5E42DB #DB4272 #BFDB42 #42DBAA

split-complementary

#5E42DB #DBAA42 #72DB42

monochromatic

#2E1A89 #4024BC #5E42DB #8A75E5 #B6A9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#5E42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#5E42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42DB

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42DB	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.220 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9879e7',
    500: '#5e42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42db;
$custom-light: #9879e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.98,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50722,
    "c": 0.21976,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42DB

secondary

#D0DC9D

accent

#EB3DCB

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42DB

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

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