#5237C8#5237C8
#5237C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.210 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5237C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 55, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 72.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.39, 50.29, -71.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.39, 87.14, 305.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.51% 0.0476 -0.205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.51% 0.21 283.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2680, 8.6953, 55.5062) |
| Luminance | 0.0870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 0.85
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 1.16
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.27
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.81
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.98
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5237C8 #ADC837
analogous
#3765C8 #5237C8 #9A37C8
triadic
#5237C8 #C85237 #37C852
tetradic
#5237C8 #C83765 #ADC837 #37C89A
square
#5237C8 #C83765 #ADC837 #37C89A
split-complementary
#5237C8 #C89A37 #65C837
monochromatic
#2B1D68 #3E2A98 #5237C8 #7C67D5 #A597E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.67
#5237C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.74
#5237C8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5237C8
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5237C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5237C8 | 1.00 | 7.67 | 2.74 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5237c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.210 283.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9071da',
500: '#5237c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5237c8; $custom-light: #9071da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5237c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 55,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.172,
"s": 56.863,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46506,
"c": 0.21049,
"h": 283.1
},
"luminance": 0.08696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5237C8
secondary
#C2CE8D
accent
#E048C4
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EDFB
border
#CCC8D4
text
#0E0815
muted
#7E7B83