#5F42DA#5F42DA

#5F42DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.218 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F42DA
RGB	rgb(95, 66, 218)
HSL	hsl(251, 67%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 69.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 51.61, -73.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 89.88, 305.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% 0.0535 -0.2118)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.218 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3186, 11.3901, 67.4966)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F42DA #BDDA42

analogous

#4271DA #5F42DA #AB42DA

triadic

#5F42DA #DA5F42 #42DA5F

tetradic

#5F42DA #DA4271 #BDDA42 #42DAAB

square

#5F42DA #DA4271 #BDDA42 #42DAAB

split-complementary

#5F42DA #DAAB42 #71DA42

monochromatic

#2F1A87 #4124BA #5F42DA #8A75E4 #B6A8EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#5F42DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#5F42DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F42DA

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F42DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F42DA	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#206A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f42da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 66, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.218 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9979e7',
    500: '#5f42da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f42da;
$custom-light: #9979e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f42da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.447,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50718,
    "c": 0.21845,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F42DA

secondary

#CFDB9C

accent

#EA3EC9

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F3EDFD

border

#CDC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F42DA

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

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