#5235BC#5235BC

#5235BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.198 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5235BC
RGB	rgb(82, 53, 188)
HSL	hsl(253, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(253, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 71.8%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, 47.79, -66.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 81.93, 305.69°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% 0.0516 -0.1915)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.198 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8271, 7.9701, 48.3770)
Luminance	0.0797 (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

#5235BC #9FBC35

analogous

#355BBC #5235BC #9635BC

triadic

#5235BC #BC5235 #35BC52

tetradic

#5235BC #BC355B #9FBC35 #35BC96

square

#5235BC #BC355B #9FBC35 #35BC96

split-complementary

#5235BC #BC9635 #5BBC35

monochromatic

#281A5D #3D288C #5235BC #765DD1 #9E8DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#5235BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#5235BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5235BC

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5235BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5235BC	1.00	8.09	2.59	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5235bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 53, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.198 285.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5235bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.889,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4513,
    "c": 0.19836,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5235BC

secondary

#BAC984

accent

#DF48BF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5235BC

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

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