#5236CB#5236CB

#5236CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.215 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5236CB
RGB	rgb(82, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 51.69, -72.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 89.25, 305.39°)
OKLab	oklab(46.66% 0.0476 -0.2097)
OKLCH	oklch(46.66% 0.215 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5750, 8.7429, 57.3552)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.80

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5236CB #AFCB36

analogous

#3665CB #5236CB #9C36CB

triadic

#5236CB #CB5236 #36CB52

tetradic

#5236CB #CB3665 #AFCB36 #36CB9C

square

#5236CB #CB3665 #AFCB36 #36CB9C

split-complementary

#5236CB #CB9C36 #65CB36

monochromatic

#2B1C6B #3E289C #5236CB #7C67D8 #A697E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#5236CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#5236CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5236CB

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5236CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5236CB	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5236cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.215 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9070dc',
    500: '#5236cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5236cb;
$custom-light: #9070dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5236cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.275,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46657,
    "c": 0.21505,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5236CB

secondary

#C3D08D

accent

#E246C5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5236CB

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

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