#5237CD#5237CD

#5237CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.216 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237CD
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(251, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 51.77, -73.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 89.75, 305.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% 0.0465 -0.2113)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.216 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8619, 8.9329, 58.6341)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.58

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5237CD #B2CD37

analogous

#3767CD #5237CD #9D37CD

triadic

#5237CD #CD5237 #37CD52

tetradic

#5237CD #CD3767 #B2CD37 #37CD9D

square

#5237CD #CD3767 #B2CD37 #37CD9D

split-complementary

#5237CD #CD9D37 #67CD37

monochromatic

#2A1C6E #3D289F #5237CD #7C68D9 #A799E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#5237CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5237CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237CD

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237CD	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.216 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071de',
    500: '#5237cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237cd;
$custom-light: #9071de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.8,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46975,
    "c": 0.21638,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237CD

secondary

#C5D18F

accent

#E345C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237CD

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

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