#5238BF#5238BF

#5238BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.199 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238BF
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(252, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 47.07, -66.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 81.82, 305.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45.82% 0.0486 -0.1926)
OKLCH	oklch(45.82% 0.199 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2949, 8.3829, 50.1449)
Luminance	0.0838 (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

#5238BF #A5BF38

analogous

#3861BF #5238BF #9538BF

triadic

#5238BF #BF5238 #38BF52

tetradic

#5238BF #BF3861 #A5BF38 #38BF95

square

#5238BF #BF3861 #A5BF38 #38BF95

split-complementary

#5238BF #BF9538 #61BF38

monochromatic

#291C60 #3E2A90 #5238BF #7863D1 #A192DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#5238BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#5238BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238BF

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238BF	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#195C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.199 284.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.556,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45815,
    "c": 0.19867,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238BF

secondary

#BECA89

accent

#DE4AC1

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238BF

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

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