#5237C4#5237C4

#5237C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.206 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237C4
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(251, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(251, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.02, 49.10, -69.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.02, 85.04, 305.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.0484 -0.2)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.206 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8066, 8.5108, 53.0764)
Luminance	0.0851 (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

#5237C4 #A9C437

analogous

#3763C4 #5237C4 #9837C4

triadic

#5237C4 #C45237 #37C452

tetradic

#5237C4 #C43763 #A9C437 #37C498

square

#5237C4 #C43763 #A9C437 #37C498

split-complementary

#5237C4 #C49837 #63C437

monochromatic

#2A1C64 #3E2A94 #5237C4 #7A65D4 #A394E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#5237C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#5237C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237C4

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237C4	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E5D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.206 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71d7',
    500: '#5237c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237c4;
$custom-light: #8f71d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.489,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46135,
    "c": 0.20575,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237C4

secondary

#C0CC8B

accent

#DF48C3

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237C4

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

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