#5F40CE#5F40CE

#5F40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.206 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F40CE
RGB	rgb(95, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(253, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(253, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.82, 49.18, -68.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.82, 84.72, 305.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.0573 -0.1983)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.206 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.6900, 10.5550, 59.4857)
Luminance	0.1056 (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

#5F40CE #AFCE40

analogous

#4068CE #5F40CE #A640CE

triadic

#5F40CE #CE5F40 #40CE5F

tetradic

#5F40CE #CE4068 #AFCE40 #40CEA6

square

#5F40CE #CE4068 #AFCE40 #40CEA6

split-complementary

#5F40CE #CEA640 #68CE40

monochromatic

#311E75 #462BA6 #5F40CE #8871DA #B1A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#5F40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#5F40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F40CE

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F40CE	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.206 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9777de',
    500: '#5f40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f40ce;
$custom-light: #9777de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.099,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49397,
    "c": 0.20641,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F40CE

secondary

#C6D496

accent

#E245C0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F40CE

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

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