#5E42E0#5E42E0

#5E42E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.226 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42E0
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 224)
HSL	hsl(251, 72%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 70.5%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.67, 53.22, -76.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.67, 93.03, 304.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.0511 -0.2198)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.226 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.0147, 11.6566, 71.7018)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E42E0 #C4E042

analogous

#4275E0 #5E42E0 #AD42E0

triadic

#5E42E0 #E05E42 #42E05E

tetradic

#5E42E0 #E04275 #C4E042 #42E0AD

square

#5E42E0 #E04275 #C4E042 #42E0AD

split-complementary

#5E42E0 #E0AD42 #75E042

monochromatic

#2D1890 #3D20C5 #5E42E0 #8B77E9 #B8ABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#5E42E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#5E42E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42E0

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42E0	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ADD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A6D8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.226 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9979eb',
    500: '#5e42e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42e0;
$custom-light: #9979eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.633,
    "s": 71.818,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51166,
    "c": 0.22564,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42E0

secondary

#D4DF9F

accent

#EF39CE

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42E0

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

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