#5235CC#5235CC

#5235CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.217 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5235CC
RGB	rgb(82, 53, 204)
HSL	hsl(252, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(252, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 74%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.40, 52.50, -73.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.40, 90.31, 305.54°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% 0.0481 -0.2118)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.217 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6485, 8.6986, 57.9694)
Luminance	0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.95

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5235CC #AFCC35

analogous

#3563CC #5235CC #9D35CC

triadic

#5235CC #CC5235 #35CC52

tetradic

#5235CC #CC3563 #AFCC35 #35CC9D

square

#5235CC #CC3563 #AFCC35 #35CC9D

split-complementary

#5235CC #CC9D35 #63CC35

monochromatic

#2B1B6B #3E279C #5235CC #7C66D8 #A697E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#5235CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#5235CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5235CC

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5235CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5235CC	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5235cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 53, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.217 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9070dd',
    500: '#5235cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5235cc;
$custom-light: #9070dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5235cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.523,
    "s": 59.684,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46624,
    "c": 0.21721,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5235CC

secondary

#C3D08D

accent

#E345C5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5235CC

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

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