#5142CE#5142CE

#5142CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.206 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5142CE
RGB	rgb(81, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(246, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 45.95, -70.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 84.01, 303.15°)
OKLab	oklab(48.53% 0.0368 -0.2027)
OKLCH	oklch(48.53% 0.206 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.4786, 10.1008, 59.4618)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5142CE #BFCE42

analogous

#4279CE #5142CE #9742CE

triadic

#5142CE #CE5142 #42CE51

tetradic

#5142CE #CE4279 #BFCE42 #42CE97

square

#5142CE #CE4279 #BFCE42 #42CE97

split-complementary

#5142CE #CE9742 #79CE42

monochromatic

#281F77 #392BA7 #5142CE #7E73DB #AAA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#5142CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#5142CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5142CE

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5142CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5142CE	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5142ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.206 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f78de',
    500: '#5142ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5142ce;
$custom-light: #8f78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5142ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48528,
    "c": 0.206,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5142CE

secondary

#CED498

accent

#E246D1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5142CE

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

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