#5237C2#5237C2

#5237C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.203 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237C2
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(252, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(252, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.84, 48.51, -68.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.84, 83.98, 305.28°)
OKLab	oklab(45.95% 0.0488 -0.1974)
OKLCH	oklch(45.95% 0.203 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5805, 8.4203, 51.8855)
Luminance	0.0842 (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

#5237C2 #A7C237

analogous

#3762C2 #5237C2 #9837C2

triadic

#5237C2 #C25237 #37C252

tetradic

#5237C2 #C23762 #A7C237 #37C298

square

#5237C2 #C23762 #A7C237 #37C298

split-complementary

#5237C2 #C29837 #62C237

monochromatic

#2A1C63 #3E2992 #5237C2 #7963D3 #A293E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#5237C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#5237C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237C2

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237C2	1.00	7.82	2.68	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#135D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.203 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71d6',
    500: '#5237c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237c2;
$custom-light: #8f71d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.655,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45951,
    "c": 0.20336,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237C2

secondary

#BFCB89

accent

#DF49C2

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237C2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →