#5F42DD#5F42DD

#5F42DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.222 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5F42DD
RGB	rgb(95, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(251, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 52.49, -74.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 91.44, 305.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.053 -0.2156)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.222 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7147, 11.5485, 69.5828)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5F42DD #C0DD42

analogous

#4273DD #5F42DD #AD42DD

triadic

#5F42DD #DD5F42 #42DD5F

tetradic

#5F42DD #DD4273 #C0DD42 #42DDAD

square

#5F42DD #DD4273 #C0DD42 #42DDAD

split-complementary

#5F42DD #DDAD42 #73DD42

monochromatic

#2F198C #4022BF #5F42DD #8B76E6 #B7AAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#5F42DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#5F42DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5F42DD

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5F42DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5F42DD	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ADA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A6B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5f42dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.222 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9979e9',
    500: '#5f42dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5f42dd;
$custom-light: #9979e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5f42dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.226,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50982,
    "c": 0.22199,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5F42DD

secondary

#D1DD9D

accent

#EC3BCB

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5F42DD

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

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