#5238BC#5238BC

#5238BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.195 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238BC
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(252, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, 46.17, -65.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 80.21, 305.15°)
OKLab	oklab(45.55% 0.0492 -0.1887)
OKLCH	oklch(45.55% 0.195 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9682, 8.2522, 48.4240)
Luminance	0.0825 (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

#5238BC #A2BC38

analogous

#3860BC #5238BC #9438BC

triadic

#5238BC #BC5238 #38BC52

tetradic

#5238BC #BC3860 #A2BC38 #38BC94

square

#5238BC #BC3860 #A2BC38 #38BC94

split-complementary

#5238BC #BC9438 #60BC38

monochromatic

#291C5E #3D2A8D #5238BC #7761D0 #A090DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#5238BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#5238BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238BC

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238BC	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.195 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e71d1',
    500: '#5238bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5238bc;
$custom-light: #8e71d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.818,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45545,
    "c": 0.19503,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238BC

secondary

#BCC987

accent

#DD4AC0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238BC

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

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