#5237CB#5237CB

#5237CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.214 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237CB
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 203)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.67, 51.18, -72.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.67, 88.71, 305.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.79% 0.0469 -0.2088)
OKLCH	oklch(46.79% 0.214 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6220, 8.8370, 57.3708)
Luminance	0.0884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.63

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5237CB #B0CB37

analogous

#3766CB #5237CB #9C37CB

triadic

#5237CB #CB5237 #37CB52

tetradic

#5237CB #CB3766 #B0CB37 #37CB9C

square

#5237CB #CB3766 #B0CB37 #37CB9C

split-complementary

#5237CB #CB9C37 #66CB37

monochromatic

#2B1C6C #3E299C #5237CB #7C68D8 #A698E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#5237CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#5237CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237CB

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237CB	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.214 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071dc',
    500: '#5237cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237cb;
$custom-light: #9071dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.946,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46787,
    "c": 0.21403,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237CB

secondary

#C4D08E

accent

#E246C5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237CB

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

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