#5236AB#5236AB

#5236AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.176 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5236AB
RGB	rgb(82, 54, 171)
HSL	hsl(254, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(254, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 68.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.64, 42.20, -58.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.64, 72.17, 305.79°)
OKLab	oklab(43.76% 0.0539 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(43.76% 0.176 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1474, 7.3719, 39.3030)
Luminance	0.0737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.62

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5236AB #8FAB36

analogous

#3655AB #5236AB #8D36AB

triadic

#5236AB #AB5236 #36AB52

tetradic

#5236AB #AB3655 #8FAB36 #36AB8D

square

#5236AB #AB3655 #8FAB36 #36AB8D

split-complementary

#5236AB #AB8D36 #55AB36

monochromatic

#25194E #3C277C #5236AB #7155C9 #9883D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.49

#5236AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#5236AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5236AB

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5236AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5236AB	1.00	8.49	2.47	8.49
#FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31546C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5236ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 54, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.176 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6fc5',
    500: '#5236ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5236ab;
$custom-light: #8b6fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5236ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.359,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4376,
    "c": 0.17649,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5236AB

secondary

#B1C27B

accent

#DB4CB9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5236AB

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

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