#5E51CD#5E51CD

#5E51CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.185 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E51CD
RGB	rgb(94, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(246, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(246, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.26, 39.02, -62.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.26, 73.93, 301.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.0402 -0.1801)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.185 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5746, 12.6712, 59.2128)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E51CD #C0CD51

analogous

#5182CD #5E51CD #9C51CD

triadic

#5E51CD #CD5E51 #51CD5E

tetradic

#5E51CD #CD5182 #C0CD51 #51CD9C

square

#5E51CD #CD5182 #C0CD51 #51CD9C

split-complementary

#5E51CD #CD9C51 #82CD51

monochromatic

#2E257F #3F32AF #5E51CD #8A81DB #B6B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#5E51CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#5E51CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E51CD

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E51CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E51CD	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C6F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e51cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.185 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9582dd',
    500: '#5e51cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e51cd;
$custom-light: #9582dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e51cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.29,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51846,
    "c": 0.18457,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E51CD

secondary

#D1D7A3

accent

#DF49CF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E51CD

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

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