#5236CD#5236CD

#5236CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.217 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5236CD
RGB	rgb(82, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.67, 52.28, -73.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.67, 90.29, 305.39°)
OKLab	oklab(46.85% 0.0472 -0.2122)
OKLCH	oklch(46.85% 0.217 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.8149, 8.8389, 58.6185)
Luminance	0.0884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.75

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5236CD #B1CD36

analogous

#3665CD #5236CD #9D36CD

triadic

#5236CD #CD5236 #36CD52

tetradic

#5236CD #CD3665 #B1CD36 #36CD9D

square

#5236CD #CD3665 #B1CD36 #36CD9D

split-complementary

#5236CD #CD9D36 #65CD36

monochromatic

#2A1B6D #3D279E #5236CD #7C67D9 #A698E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#5236CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#5236CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5236CD

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5236CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5236CD	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5236cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.217 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9170de',
    500: '#5236cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5236cd;
$custom-light: #9170de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5236cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.126,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46846,
    "c": 0.21738,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5236CD

secondary

#C4D18E

accent

#E344C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5236CD

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

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