#5E51AE#5E51AE

#5E51AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.143 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E51AE
RGB	rgb(94, 81, 174)
HSL	hsl(248, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(248, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 53.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.11, 29.50, -48.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.11, 56.48, 301.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.0402 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.143 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1963, 11.3199, 41.4205)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E51AE #A1AE51

analogous

#5173AE #5E51AE #8C51AE

triadic

#5E51AE #AE5E51 #51AE5E

tetradic

#5E51AE #AE5173 #A1AE51 #51AE8C

square

#5E51AE #AE5173 #A1AE51 #51AE8C

split-complementary

#5E51AE #AE8C51 #73AE51

monochromatic

#312A5A #473E84 #5E51AE #857BC1 #ABA5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#5E51AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#5E51AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E51AE

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E51AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E51AE	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2361B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#446577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e51ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 81, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.143 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9182c7',
    500: '#5e51ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e51ae;
$custom-light: #9182c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e51ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.387,
    "s": 36.471,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49574,
    "c": 0.14289,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E51AE

secondary

#BCC299

accent

#CC5BBD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0D0A13

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E51AE

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

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