#5F42CD#5F42CD

#5F42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.203 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F42CD
RGB	rgb(95, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(253, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(253, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, 47.80, -67.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 83.03, 305.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.0557 -0.1951)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.203 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6837, 10.7362, 58.8863)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 1.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F42CD #B0CD42

analogous

#426ACD #5F42CD #A442CD

triadic

#5F42CD #CD5F42 #42CD5F

tetradic

#5F42CD #CD426A #B0CD42 #42CDA4

square

#5F42CD #CD426A #B0CD42 #42CDA4

split-complementary

#5F42CD #CDA442 #6ACD42

monochromatic

#311F76 #452CA6 #5F42CD #8872DA #B1A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#5F42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#5F42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F42CD

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F42CD	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#316682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.203 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9778dd',
    500: '#5f42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f42cd;
$custom-light: #9778dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.518,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49594,
    "c": 0.2029,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F42CD

secondary

#C7D397

accent

#E146C1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F42CD

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

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