#5238BD#5238BD

#5238BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.196 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238BD
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(252, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.59, 46.47, -66.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.59, 80.75, 305.14°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% 0.049 -0.19)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.196 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0764, 8.2955, 48.9937)
Luminance	0.0830 (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

#5238BD #A3BD38

analogous

#3861BD #5238BD #9438BD

triadic

#5238BD #BD5238 #38BD52

tetradic

#5238BD #BD3861 #A3BD38 #38BD94

square

#5238BD #BD3861 #A3BD38 #38BD94

split-complementary

#5238BD #BD9438 #61BD38

monochromatic

#291C5F #3E2A8E #5238BD #7762D0 #A091DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#5238BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#5238BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238BD

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238BD	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.196 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e71d2',
    500: '#5238bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5238bd;
$custom-light: #8e71d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.729,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45634,
    "c": 0.19625,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238BD

secondary

#BCC987

accent

#DE4AC1

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238BD

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

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