#5238C5#5238C5

#5238C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.206 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238C5
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(251, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 48.87, -69.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 85.00, 305.09°)
OKLab	oklab(46.36% 0.0474 -0.2003)
OKLCH	oklch(46.36% 0.206 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9688, 8.6524, 53.6938)
Luminance	0.0865 (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

#5238C5 #ABC538

analogous

#3865C5 #5238C5 #9938C5

triadic

#5238C5 #C55238 #38C552

tetradic

#5238C5 #C53865 #ABC538 #38C599

square

#5238C5 #C53865 #ABC538 #38C599

split-complementary

#5238C5 #C59938 #65C538

monochromatic

#2A1D66 #3E2A95 #5238C5 #7B67D4 #A496E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#5238C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#5238C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238C5

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238C5	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A5E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.206 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71d8',
    500: '#5238c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5238c5;
$custom-light: #8f71d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.064,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46363,
    "c": 0.20588,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238C5

secondary

#C1CD8C

accent

#DF49C3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238C5

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

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