#5236BF#5236BF

#5236BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.201 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5236BF
RGB	rgb(82, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(252, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 48.15, -67.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 82.95, 305.48°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% 0.0502 -0.1945)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.201 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1999, 8.1929, 50.1132)
Luminance	0.0819 (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

#5236BF #A3BF36

analogous

#365EBF #5236BF #9636BF

triadic

#5236BF #BF5236 #36BF52

tetradic

#5236BF #BF365E #A3BF36 #36BF96

square

#5236BF #BF365E #A3BF36 #36BF96

split-complementary

#5236BF #BF9636 #5EBF36

monochromatic

#291B60 #3E298F #5236BF #7760D2 #A090E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#5236BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5236BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5236BF

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5236BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5236BF	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#195B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5236bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.201 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e70d3',
    500: '#5236bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5236bf;
$custom-light: #8e70d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5236bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.263,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4554,
    "c": 0.20086,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5236BF

secondary

#BCCA87

accent

#DF49C0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5236BF

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

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