#5F40BF#5F40BF

#5F40BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.188 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F40BF
RGB	rgb(95, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(255, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(255, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 44.82, -62.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 76.71, 305.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.13% 0.0596 -0.1785)
OKLCH	oklch(48.13% 0.188 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.9539, 9.8606, 50.3428)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.25

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F40BF #A0BF40

analogous

#4060BF #5F40BF #9F40BF

triadic

#5F40BF #BF5F40 #40BF5F

tetradic

#5F40BF #BF4060 #A0BF40 #40BF9F

square

#5F40BF #BF4060 #A0BF40 #40BF9F

split-complementary

#5F40BF #BF9F40 #60BF40

monochromatic

#312163 #483191 #5F40BF #856ECE #AC9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#5F40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#5F40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F40BF

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F40BF	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.188 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9577d3',
    500: '#5f40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f40bf;
$custom-light: #9577d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.646,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48133,
    "c": 0.18823,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F40BF

secondary

#BCCA91

accent

#D94EB7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F40BF

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

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