#5E42DC#5E42DC

#5E42DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.221 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42DC
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 220)
HSL	hsl(251, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 52.05, -74.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 90.96, 304.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.0518 -0.2148)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.221 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4786, 11.4422, 68.8784)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E42DC #C0DC42

analogous

#4273DC #5E42DC #AB42DC

triadic

#5E42DC #DC5E42 #42DC5E

tetradic

#5E42DC #DC4273 #C0DC42 #42DCAB

square

#5E42DC #DC4273 #C0DC42 #42DCAB

split-complementary

#5E42DC #DCAB42 #73DC42

monochromatic

#2E1A8A #3F23BE #5E42DC #8A76E6 #B6A9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#5E42DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#5E42DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42DC

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42DC	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#176B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.221 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9879e8',
    500: '#5e42dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42dc;
$custom-light: #9879e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5081,
    "c": 0.22094,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42DC

secondary

#D1DD9D

accent

#EC3CCC

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42DC

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

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