#5237CE#5237CE

#5237CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.218 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5237CE
RGB	rgb(82, 55, 206)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 52.06, -73.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 90.27, 305.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% 0.0462 -0.2126)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.218 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.9830, 8.9813, 59.2719)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.60

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5237CE #B3CE37

analogous

#3767CE #5237CE #9D37CE

triadic

#5237CE #CE5237 #37CE52

tetradic

#5237CE #CE3767 #B3CE37 #37CE9D

square

#5237CE #CE3767 #B3CE37 #37CE9D

split-complementary

#5237CE #CE9D37 #67CE37

monochromatic

#2A1B6F #3D27A0 #5237CE #7D68DA #A799E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#5237CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#5237CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5237CE

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5237CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5237CE	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5237ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 55, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.218 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9171de',
    500: '#5237ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5237ce;
$custom-light: #9171de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5237ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.728,
    "s": 60.643,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4707,
    "c": 0.21755,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5237CE

secondary

#C6D28F

accent

#E444C7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5237CE

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

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