#5238BB#5238BB

#5238BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.194 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238BB
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(252, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 45.88, -65.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 79.67, 305.15°)
OKLab	oklab(45.46% 0.0494 -0.1874)
OKLCH	oklch(45.46% 0.194 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8608, 8.2092, 47.8582)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5238BB #A1BB38

analogous

#3860BB #5238BB #9338BB

triadic

#5238BB #BB5238 #38BB52

tetradic

#5238BB #BB3860 #A1BB38 #38BB93

square

#5238BB #BB3860 #A1BB38 #38BB93

split-complementary

#5238BB #BB9338 #60BB38

monochromatic

#291C5D #3D2A8C #5238BB #7761D0 #9F90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#5238BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5238BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238BB

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238BB	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.194 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d71d1',
    500: '#5238bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5238bb;
$custom-light: #8d71d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.908,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45455,
    "c": 0.19382,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238BB

secondary

#BBC886

accent

#DD4BC0

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF9

border

#CCC7D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238BB

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

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