#5E42E7#5E42E7

#5E42E7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.234 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E42E7
RGB	rgb(94, 66, 231)
HSL	hsl(250, 77%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 71.4%, 0%, 9.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.29, 55.27, -79.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.29, 96.63, 304.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.0497 -0.2285)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.234 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9836, 12.0442, 76.8048)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E42E7 #CBE742

analogous

#4278E7 #5E42E7 #B142E7

triadic

#5E42E7 #E75E42 #42E75E

tetradic

#5E42E7 #E74278 #CBE742 #42E7B1

square

#5E42E7 #E74278 #CBE742 #42E7B1

split-complementary

#5E42E7 #E7B142 #78E742

monochromatic

#2B149B #3A1BD1 #5E42E7 #8C78EE #BBAFF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#5E42E7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#5E42E7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E42E7

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E42E7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E42E7	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067EC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CE4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e42e7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 66, 231);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.234 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a79f0',
    500: '#5e42e7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e42e7;
$custom-light: #9a79f0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e42e7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 231
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.182,
    "s": 77.465,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51797,
    "c": 0.2338,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E42E7

secondary

#D8E3A2

accent

#F434D3

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#0F0917

muted

#7F7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E42E7

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

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