#5235BB#5235BB

#5235BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.197 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5235BB
RGB	rgb(82, 53, 187)
HSL	hsl(253, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(253, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 71.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.83, 47.50, -66.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.83, 81.40, 305.70°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.0518 -0.1902)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.197 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7197, 7.9271, 47.8112)
Luminance	0.0793 (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

#5235BB #9EBB35

analogous

#355BBB #5235BB #9535BB

triadic

#5235BB #BB5235 #35BB52

tetradic

#5235BB #BB355B #9EBB35 #35BB95

square

#5235BB #BB355B #9EBB35 #35BB95

split-complementary

#5235BB #BB9535 #5BBB35

monochromatic

#281A5C #3D278B #5235BB #765CD1 #9E8CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#5235BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#5235BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5235BB

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5235BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5235BB	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5235bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 53, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.197 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6fd1',
    500: '#5235bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5235bb;
$custom-light: #8e6fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5235bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.985,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45039,
    "c": 0.19716,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5235BB

secondary

#BAC983

accent

#DF49BF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5235BB

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

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