#5237AF#5237AF

#5237AF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.180 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237AF
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 175)
HSL	hsl(254, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(254, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 68.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.18, 42.84, -60.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.18, 73.76, 305.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.25% 0.0523 -0.1725)
OKLCH	oklch(44.25% 0.18 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5814, 7.6207, 41.3571)
Luminance	0.0762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5237AF #94AF37

analogous

#3758AF #5237AF #8E37AF

triadic

#5237AF #AF5237 #37AF52

tetradic

#5237AF #AF3758 #94AF37 #37AF8E

square

#5237AF #AF3758 #94AF37 #37AF8E

split-complementary

#5237AF #AF8E37 #58AF37

monochromatic

#261A52 #3C2880 #5237AF #7259CB #9A87D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#5237AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#5237AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237AF

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237AF	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.180 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c70c8',
    500: '#5237af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237af;
$custom-light: #8c70c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.5,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44252,
    "c": 0.18023,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237AF

secondary

#B4C37F

accent

#DC4CBB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237AF

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

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