#5F40CC#5F40CC

#5F40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.204 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F40CC
RGB	rgb(95, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(253, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 48.60, -68.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 83.66, 305.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.0577 -0.1957)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.204 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4485, 10.4584, 58.2143)
Luminance	0.1046 (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

#5F40CC #ADCC40

analogous

#4067CC #5F40CC #A540CC

triadic

#5F40CC #CC5F40 #40CC5F

tetradic

#5F40CC #CC4067 #ADCC40 #40CCA5

square

#5F40CC #CC4067 #ADCC40 #40CCA5

split-complementary

#5F40CC #CCA540 #67CC40

monochromatic

#311F73 #462CA3 #5F40CC #8770D9 #B0A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#5F40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#5F40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F40CC

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F40CC	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#326481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.204 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9777dd',
    500: '#5f40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f40cc;
$custom-light: #9777dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.286,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49225,
    "c": 0.20401,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F40CC

secondary

#C5D295

accent

#E147BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F40CC

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

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