#5236BD#5236BD

#5236BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.198 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5236BD
RGB	rgb(82, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(252, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.20, 47.55, -66.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.20, 81.89, 305.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.36% 0.0506 -0.1919)
OKLCH	oklch(45.36% 0.198 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9814, 8.1055, 48.9620)
Luminance	0.0811 (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

#5236BD #A1BD36

analogous

#365EBD #5236BD #9536BD

triadic

#5236BD #BD5236 #36BD52

tetradic

#5236BD #BD365E #A1BD36 #36BD95

square

#5236BD #BD365E #A1BD36 #36BD95

split-complementary

#5236BD #BD9536 #5EBD36

monochromatic

#291B5E #3D288D #5236BD #775FD1 #9F8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#5236BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#5236BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5236BD

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5236BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5236BD	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5236bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.198 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e70d2',
    500: '#5236bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5236bd;
$custom-light: #8e70d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5236bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.444,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45357,
    "c": 0.19846,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5236BD

secondary

#BBC985

accent

#DF49C0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5236BD

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

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