#5237BD#5237BD

#5237BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.197 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237BD
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(252, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, 47.02, -66.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 81.32, 305.32°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% 0.0498 -0.191)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.197 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0284, 8.1995, 48.9777)
Luminance	0.0820 (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

#5237BD #A2BD37

analogous

#375FBD #5237BD #9537BD

triadic

#5237BD #BD5237 #37BD52

tetradic

#5237BD #BD375F #A2BD37 #37BD95

square

#5237BD #BD375F #A2BD37 #37BD95

split-complementary

#5237BD #BD9537 #5FBD37

monochromatic

#291B5E #3D298E #5237BD #7760D1 #A090DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#5237BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5237BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237BD

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237BD	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.197 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e70d2',
    500: '#5237bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237bd;
$custom-light: #8e70d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.09,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45495,
    "c": 0.19736,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237BD

secondary

#BCC986

accent

#DE4AC0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237BD

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

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