#5F42DB#5F42DB

#5F42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.220 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F42DB
RGB	rgb(95, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(251, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 51.90, -74.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 90.40, 305.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.0534 -0.2131)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.22 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4498, 11.4426, 68.1879)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F42DB #BEDB42

analogous

#4271DB #5F42DB #AC42DB

triadic

#5F42DB #DB5F42 #42DB5F

tetradic

#5F42DB #DB4271 #BEDB42 #42DBAC

square

#5F42DB #DB4271 #BEDB42 #42DBAC

split-complementary

#5F42DB #DBAC42 #71DB42

monochromatic

#2F1A89 #4124BC #5F42DB #8B75E5 #B6A9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#5F42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#5F42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F42DB

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F42DB	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.220 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9979e7',
    500: '#5f42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f42db;
$custom-light: #9979e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.373,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50806,
    "c": 0.21964,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F42DB

secondary

#D0DC9D

accent

#EB3DCA

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F42DB

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

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