#5237AB#5237AB

#5237AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.175 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237AB
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(254, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(254, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.84, 41.64, -58.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.84, 71.57, 305.58°)
OKLab	oklab(43.91% 0.0529 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(43.91% 0.175 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.1944, 7.4659, 39.3187)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.39

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5237AB #90AB37

analogous

#3756AB #5237AB #8C37AB

triadic

#5237AB #AB5237 #37AB52

tetradic

#5237AB #AB3756 #90AB37 #37AB8C

square

#5237AB #AB3756 #90AB37 #37AB8C

split-complementary

#5237AB #AB8C37 #56AB37

monochromatic

#26194E #3C287D #5237AB #7156C9 #9885D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#5237AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#5237AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237AB

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237AB	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31546C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.175 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b70c5',
    500: '#5237ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237ab;
$custom-light: #8b70c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.966,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43908,
    "c": 0.17525,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237AB

secondary

#B1C17C

accent

#DB4DBA

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237AB

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

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