#5237BE#5237BE

#5237BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.199 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237BE
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 190)
HSL	hsl(252, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 71.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.48, 47.31, -66.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.48, 81.86, 305.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.0496 -0.1923)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.199 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1373, 8.2431, 49.5513)
Luminance	0.0824 (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

#5237BE #A3BE37

analogous

#375FBE #5237BE #9537BE

triadic

#5237BE #BE5237 #37BE52

tetradic

#5237BE #BE375F #A3BE37 #37BE95

square

#5237BE #BE375F #A3BE37 #37BE95

split-complementary

#5237BE #BE9537 #5FBE37

monochromatic

#291C5F #3E298F #5237BE #7761D1 #A090DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#5237BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#5237BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237BE

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237BE	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B5B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.199 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e70d3',
    500: '#5237be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237be;
$custom-light: #8e70d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45586,
    "c": 0.19857,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237BE

secondary

#BCCA87

accent

#DE49C1

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237BE

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

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