#5236BB#5236BB

#5236BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.196 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5236BB
RGB	rgb(82, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(253, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(253, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.02, 46.96, -65.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.02, 80.83, 305.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.18% 0.051 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(45.18% 0.196 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7658, 8.0192, 47.8266)
Luminance	0.0802 (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

#5236BB #9FBB36

analogous

#365CBB #5236BB #9536BB

triadic

#5236BB #BB5236 #36BB52

tetradic

#5236BB #BB365C #9FBB36 #36BB95

square

#5236BB #BB365C #9FBB36 #36BB95

split-complementary

#5236BB #BB9536 #5CBB36

monochromatic

#281B5C #3D288C #5236BB #765ED0 #9E8DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#5236BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#5236BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5236BB

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5236BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5236BB	1.00	8.06	2.60	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5236bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.196 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e70d1',
    500: '#5236bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5236bb;
$custom-light: #8e70d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5236bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45175,
    "c": 0.19605,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5236BB

secondary

#BAC984

accent

#DF49BF

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5236BB

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

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