#5238BE#5238BE

#5238BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.197 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238BE
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(252, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 46.77, -66.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 81.28, 305.13°)
OKLab	oklab(45.73% 0.0488 -0.1913)
OKLCH	oklch(45.73% 0.197 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1853, 8.3390, 49.5673)
Luminance	0.0834 (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

#5238BE #A4BE38

analogous

#3861BE #5238BE #9538BE

triadic

#5238BE #BE5238 #38BE52

tetradic

#5238BE #BE3861 #A4BE38 #38BE95

square

#5238BE #BE3861 #A4BE38 #38BE95

split-complementary

#5238BE #BE9538 #61BE38

monochromatic

#291C5F #3E2A8F #5238BE #7862D1 #A192DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#5238BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#5238BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238BE

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238BE	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B5C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.197 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e71d3',
    500: '#5238be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5238be;
$custom-light: #8e71d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.642,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45725,
    "c": 0.19746,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238BE

secondary

#BDCA88

accent

#DE4AC1

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238BE

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

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