#5F40AF#5F40AF

#5F40AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.168 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F40AF
RGB	rgb(95, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(257, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(257, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.7%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.36, 40.19, -54.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.36, 67.97, 306.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.85% 0.0614 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(46.85% 0.168 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2884, 9.1944, 41.5710)
Luminance	0.0920 (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

#5F40AF #90AF40

analogous

#4058AF #5F40AF #9740AF

triadic

#5F40AF #AF5F40 #40AF5F

tetradic

#5F40AF #AF4058 #90AF40 #40AF97

square

#5F40AF #AF4058 #90AF40 #40AF97

split-complementary

#5F40AF #AF9740 #58AF40

monochromatic

#2E1F55 #473082 #5F40AF #8165C7 #A592D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#5F40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#5F40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F40AF

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F40AF	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#475A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.168 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9376c8',
    500: '#5f40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f40af;
$custom-light: #9376c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.757,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46852,
    "c": 0.16829,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F40AF

secondary

#B2C388

accent

#D652B1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F40AF

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

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