#5F40CD#5F40CD

#5F40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.205 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F40CD
RGB	rgb(95, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(253, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(253, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.74, 48.89, -68.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.74, 84.19, 305.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.0575 -0.197)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.205 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5689, 10.5065, 58.8480)
Luminance	0.1051 (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

#5F40CD #AECD40

analogous

#4068CD #5F40CD #A540CD

triadic

#5F40CD #CD5F40 #40CD5F

tetradic

#5F40CD #CD4068 #AECD40 #40CDA5

square

#5F40CD #CD4068 #AECD40 #40CDA5

split-complementary

#5F40CD #CDA540 #68CD40

monochromatic

#311E74 #462BA5 #5F40CD #8871DA #B0A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#5F40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#5F40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F40CD

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F40CD	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#316582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.205 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9777dd',
    500: '#5f40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f40cd;
$custom-light: #9777dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.191,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49311,
    "c": 0.20521,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F40CD

secondary

#C6D396

accent

#E246BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F40CD

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

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