#5237C1#5237C1

#5237C1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.202 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237C1
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 193)
HSL	hsl(252, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(252, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 71.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.75, 48.21, -68.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.75, 83.45, 305.29°)
OKLab	oklab(45.86% 0.049 -0.1961)
OKLCH	oklch(45.86% 0.202 284)
XYZ	xyz(14.4686, 8.3756, 51.2960)
Luminance	0.0838 (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

#5237C1 #A6C137

analogous

#3761C1 #5237C1 #9737C1

triadic

#5237C1 #C15237 #37C152

tetradic

#5237C1 #C13761 #A6C137 #37C197

square

#5237C1 #C13761 #A6C137 #37C197

split-complementary

#5237C1 #C19737 #61C137

monochromatic

#2A1C62 #3E2991 #5237C1 #7963D2 #A292E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#5237C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#5237C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237C1

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237C1	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#155C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.202 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e70d5',
    500: '#5237c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237c1;
$custom-light: #8e70d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.739,
    "s": 55.645,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45859,
    "c": 0.20217,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.08376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237C1

secondary

#BECB89

accent

#DF49C2

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237C1

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

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