#5F40DC#5F40DC

#5F40DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.223 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F40DC
RGB	rgb(95, 64, 220)
HSL	hsl(252, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 70.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.02, 53.24, -75.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.02, 92.03, 305.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.0547 -0.2161)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.223 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4670, 11.2658, 68.8450)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F40DC #BDDC40

analogous

#406FDC #5F40DC #AD40DC

triadic

#5F40DC #DC5F40 #40DC5F

tetradic

#5F40DC #DC406F #BDDC40 #40DCAD

square

#5F40DC #DC406F #BDDC40 #40DCAD

split-complementary

#5F40DC #DCAD40 #6FDC40

monochromatic

#2F1989 #4123BC #5F40DC #8A74E5 #B6A7EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#5F40DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#5F40DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F40DC

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F40DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F40DC	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C6A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f40dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 64, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.223 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9978e8',
    500: '#5f40dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f40dc;
$custom-light: #9978e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f40dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.923,
    "s": 69.027,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50625,
    "c": 0.22295,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F40DC

secondary

#CFDC9B

accent

#EC3CC9

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F40DC

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

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