#5236AD#5236AD

#5236AD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.179 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5236AD
RGB	rgb(82, 54, 173)
HSL	hsl(254, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(254, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.81, 42.80, -59.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.81, 73.26, 305.74°)
OKLab	oklab(43.93% 0.0536 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(43.93% 0.179 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3394, 7.4487, 40.3146)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.50

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5236AD #91AD36

analogous

#3655AD #5236AD #8E36AD

triadic

#5236AD #AD5236 #36AD52

tetradic

#5236AD #AD3655 #91AD36 #36AD8E

square

#5236AD #AD3655 #91AD36 #36AD8E

split-complementary

#5236AD #AD8E36 #55AD36

monochromatic

#261950 #3C277E #5236AD #7156CA #9885D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#5236AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#5236AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5236AD

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5236AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5236AD	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F546D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5236ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 54, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.179 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6fc6',
    500: '#5236ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5236ad;
$custom-light: #8b6fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5236ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.118,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43933,
    "c": 0.17896,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5236AD

secondary

#B2C27C

accent

#DC4CBA

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5236AD

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

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