#5238C0#5238C0

#5238C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.200 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238C0
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(251, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(251, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.86, 47.37, -67.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.86, 82.35, 305.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45.91% 0.0484 -0.1939)
OKLCH	oklch(45.91% 0.2 284)
XYZ	xyz(14.4054, 8.4271, 50.7265)
Luminance	0.0843 (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

#5238C0 #A6C038

analogous

#3862C0 #5238C0 #9638C0

triadic

#5238C0 #C05238 #38C052

tetradic

#5238C0 #C03862 #A6C038 #38C096

square

#5238C0 #C03862 #A6C038 #38C096

split-complementary

#5238C0 #C09638 #62C038

monochromatic

#2A1C61 #3E2A91 #5238C0 #7964D2 #A293DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#5238C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#5238C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238C0

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238C0	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#175C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.200 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e71d4',
    500: '#5238c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5238c0;
$custom-light: #8e71d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.471,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45906,
    "c": 0.19987,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.08428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238C0

secondary

#BECB89

accent

#DE4AC2

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238C0

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

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