#5237AA#5237AA

#5237AA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.174 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237AA
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 170)
HSL	hsl(254, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(254, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.8%, 67.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.76, 41.34, -57.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.76, 71.02, 305.60°)
OKLab	oklab(43.82% 0.0531 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(43.82% 0.174 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.0994, 7.4279, 38.8186)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5237AA #8FAA37

analogous

#3756AA #5237AA #8C37AA

triadic

#5237AA #AA5237 #37AA52

tetradic

#5237AA #AA3756 #8FAA37 #37AA8C

square

#5237AA #AA3756 #8FAA37 #37AA8C

split-complementary

#5237AA #AA8C37 #56AA37

monochromatic

#25194E #3C287C #5237AA #7156C8 #9884D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#5237AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#5237AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237AA

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237AA	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31546C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.174 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b70c4',
    500: '#5237aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237aa;
$custom-light: #8b70c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.087,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43822,
    "c": 0.174,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237AA

secondary

#B1C17C

accent

#DB4DB9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237AA

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

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