#5F42CA#5F42CA

#5F42CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.199 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F42CA
RGB	rgb(95, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(253, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(253, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 46.92, -66.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 81.43, 305.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.0562 -0.1912)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.199 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3250, 10.5927, 56.9974)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 0.71

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F42CA #ADCA42

analogous

#4269CA #5F42CA #A342CA

triadic

#5F42CA #CA5F42 #42CA5F

tetradic

#5F42CA #CA4269 #ADCA42 #42CAA3

square

#5F42CA #CA4269 #ADCA42 #42CAA3

split-complementary

#5F42CA #CAA342 #69CA42

monochromatic

#312072 #462DA2 #5F42CA #8772D7 #B0A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#5F42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#5F42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F42CA

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F42CA	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)

#005FCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#346581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.199 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9678db',
    500: '#5f42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f42ca;
$custom-light: #9678db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.794,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49341,
    "c": 0.19926,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F42CA

secondary

#C5D196

accent

#DF48BF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F42CA

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

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