#5237BB#5237BB

#5237BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.195 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237BB
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 187)
HSL	hsl(252, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 70.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.22, 46.42, -65.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.22, 80.25, 305.34°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% 0.0502 -0.1884)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.195 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.8128, 8.1133, 47.8422)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5237BB #A0BB37

analogous

#375EBB #5237BB #9437BB

triadic

#5237BB #BB5237 #37BB52

tetradic

#5237BB #BB375E #A0BB37 #37BB94

square

#5237BB #BB375E #A0BB37 #37BB94

split-complementary

#5237BB #BB9437 #5EBB37

monochromatic

#291B5C #3D298C #5237BB #765FD0 #9F8EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#5237BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#5237BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237BB

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237BB	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.195 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d70d1',
    500: '#5237bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237bb;
$custom-light: #8d70d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.273,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45314,
    "c": 0.19494,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237BB

secondary

#BBC985

accent

#DE4AC0

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237BB

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

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