#5F40AE#5F40AE

#5F40AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.167 H 291.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F40AE
RGB	rgb(95, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(257, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(257, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 39.90, -54.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 67.42, 306.28°)
OKLab	oklab(46.78% 0.0615 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(46.78% 0.167 291.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1906, 9.1552, 41.0556)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F40AE #8FAE40

analogous

#4058AE #5F40AE #9640AE

triadic

#5F40AE #AE5F40 #40AE5F

tetradic

#5F40AE #AE4058 #8FAE40 #40AE96

square

#5F40AE #AE4058 #8FAE40 #40AE96

split-complementary

#5F40AE #AE9640 #58AE40

monochromatic

#2E1F55 #473081 #5F40AE #8065C6 #A592D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#5F40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#5F40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F40AE

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F40AE	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#485A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.167 291.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9376c7',
    500: '#5f40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f40ae;
$custom-light: #9376c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.909,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46775,
    "c": 0.16702,
    "h": 291.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F40AE

secondary

#B2C288

accent

#D652B1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F40AE

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

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