#5E51CC#5E51CC

#5E51CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.183 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E51CC
RGB	rgb(94, 81, 204)
HSL	hsl(246, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(246, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.9%, 60.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 38.71, -62.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 73.38, 301.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.0403 -0.1788)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.183 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.4543, 12.6231, 58.5791)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E51CC #BFCC51

analogous

#5181CC #5E51CC #9B51CC

triadic

#5E51CC #CC5E51 #51CC5E

tetradic

#5E51CC #CC5181 #BFCC51 #51CC9B

square

#5E51CC #CC5181 #BFCC51 #51CC9B

split-complementary

#5E51CC #CC9B51 #81CC51

monochromatic

#2E257E #4033AD #5E51CC #8A80DA #B6B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#5E51CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#5E51CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E51CC

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E51CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E51CC	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e51cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 81, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.183 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9582dc',
    500: '#5e51cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e51cc;
$custom-light: #9582dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e51cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.341,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51768,
    "c": 0.18327,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E51CC

secondary

#D0D6A3

accent

#DE4ACE

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E51CC

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

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