#5E42DD#5E42DD

#5E42DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.222 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42DD
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(251, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 52.34, -75.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 91.48, 304.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.0516 -0.216)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.222 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6114, 11.4953, 69.5780)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E42DD #C1DD42

analogous

#4274DD #5E42DD #AC42DD

triadic

#5E42DD #DD5E42 #42DD5E

tetradic

#5E42DD #DD4274 #C1DD42 #42DDAC

square

#5E42DD #DD4274 #C1DD42 #42DDAC

split-complementary

#5E42DD #DDAC42 #74DD42

monochromatic

#2E198C #3F22BF #5E42DD #8A76E6 #B6AAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#5E42DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#5E42DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42DD

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42DD	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ADA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#146C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.222 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9879e9',
    500: '#5e42dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42dd;
$custom-light: #9879e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.839,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50899,
    "c": 0.22211,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42DD

secondary

#D2DD9D

accent

#EC3BCC

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42DD

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

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