#5E5CE5#5E5CE5
#5E5CE5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.202 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E5CE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 92, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 59.8%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.56, 40.00, -69.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.56, 80.19, 299.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.57% 0.0288 -0.1998) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.57% 0.202 278.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5816, 15.6895, 75.9520) |
| Luminance | 0.1569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 2.99
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 3.39
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 3.94
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.01
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 4.87
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E5CE5 #E3E55C
analogous
#5C9EE5 #5E5CE5 #A25CE5
triadic
#5E5CE5 #E55E5C #5CE55E
tetradic
#5E5CE5 #E55C9E #E3E55C #5CE5A2
square
#5E5CE5 #E55C9E #E3E55C #5CE5A2
split-complementary
#5E5CE5 #E5A25C #9EE55C
monochromatic
#1D1BAB #2A27DD #5E5CE5 #9291ED #C6C6F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#5E5CE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#5E5CE5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5E5CE5
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E5CE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E5CE5 | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0074E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0069E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e5ce5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 92, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.202 278.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#988aee',
500: '#5e5ce5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e5ce5; $custom-light: #988aee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e5ce5",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 92,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240.876,
"s": 72.487,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55566,
"c": 0.20187,
"h": 278.2
},
"luminance": 0.15691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E5CE5
secondary
#E6E7B6
accent
#D511D2
background
#FAF8FE
surface
#F3F0FD
border
#CDCBD5
text
#0F0C16
muted
#7F7D84