#5F40CF#5F40CF

#5F40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.208 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F40CF
RGB	rgb(95, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(253, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(253, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 49.47, -69.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 85.24, 305.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% 0.0571 -0.1996)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.208 286)
XYZ	xyz(17.8118, 10.6037, 60.1276)
Luminance	0.1061 (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

#5F40CF #B0CF40

analogous

#4068CF #5F40CF #A640CF

triadic

#5F40CF #CF5F40 #40CF5F

tetradic

#5F40CF #CF4068 #B0CF40 #40CFA6

square

#5F40CF #CF4068 #B0CF40 #40CFA6

split-complementary

#5F40CF #CFA640 #68CF40

monochromatic

#311E77 #452AA8 #5F40CF #8871DB #B1A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#5F40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#5F40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F40CF

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F40CF	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F6583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.208 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9777df',
    500: '#5f40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f40cf;
$custom-light: #9777df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.007,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49483,
    "c": 0.2076,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.10605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F40CF

secondary

#C7D497

accent

#E345C1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F40CF

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

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