#5237CC#5237CC

#5237CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.215 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237CC
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 51.47, -72.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 89.23, 305.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.88% 0.0467 -0.2101)
OKLCH	oklch(46.88% 0.215 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.7416, 8.8848, 58.0005)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.59

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5237CC #B1CC37

analogous

#3767CC #5237CC #9C37CC

triadic

#5237CC #CC5237 #37CC52

tetradic

#5237CC #CC3767 #B1CC37 #37CC9C

square

#5237CC #CC3767 #B1CC37 #37CC9C

split-complementary

#5237CC #CC9C37 #67CC37

monochromatic

#2A1C6D #3D289E #5237CC #7C68D8 #A699E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#5237CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#5237CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237CC

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237CC	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.215 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071dd',
    500: '#5237cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237cc;
$custom-light: #9071dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.872,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46881,
    "c": 0.2152,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237CC

secondary

#C4D08E

accent

#E345C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237CC

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

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