#5231BB#5231BB

#5231BB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.201 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5231BB
RGB	rgb(82, 49, 187)
HSL	hsl(254, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 73.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.09, 49.58, -67.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.09, 83.61, 306.37°)
OKLab	oklab(44.51% 0.055 -0.1938)
OKLCH	oklch(44.51% 0.201 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5449, 7.5775, 47.7530)
Luminance	0.0758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5231BB #9ABB31

analogous

#3155BB #5231BB #9731BB

triadic

#5231BB #BB5231 #31BB52

tetradic

#5231BB #BB3155 #9ABB31 #31BB97

square

#5231BB #BB3155 #9ABB31 #31BB97

split-complementary

#5231BB #BB9731 #55BB31

monochromatic

#27185A #3D248B #5231BB #7456D3 #9C87E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.35

#5231BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#5231BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5231BB

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5231BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5231BB	1.00	8.35	2.52	8.35
#FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5231bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 49, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.201 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6dd1',
    500: '#5231bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5231bb;
$custom-light: #8e6dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5231bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.348,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44512,
    "c": 0.20142,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5231BB

secondary

#B7C97F

accent

#E246BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5231BB

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

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