#5238C8#5238C8
#5238C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.209 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5238C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 56, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.58, 49.76, -70.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.58, 86.58, 305.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.64% 0.0468 -0.2041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.64% 0.209 282.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3159, 8.7913, 55.5222) |
| Luminance | 0.0879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 0.74
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 0.94
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.12
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.65
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.18
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5238C8 #AEC838
analogous
#3866C8 #5238C8 #9A38C8
triadic
#5238C8 #C85238 #38C852
tetradic
#5238C8 #C83866 #AEC838 #38C89A
square
#5238C8 #C83866 #AEC838 #38C89A
split-complementary
#5238C8 #C89A38 #66C838
monochromatic
#2B1D69 #3E2A99 #5238C8 #7C68D5 #A598E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.61
#5238C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#5238C8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5238C8
7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5238C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5238C8 | 1.00 | 7.61 | 2.76 | 7.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5238c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.209 282.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9071da',
500: '#5238c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5238c8; $custom-light: #9071da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5238c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 56,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.833,
"s": 56.693,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4664,
"c": 0.20945,
"h": 282.9
},
"luminance": 0.08792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5238C8
secondary
#C2CE8E
accent
#E048C4
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EDFB
border
#CCC8D4
text
#0E0815
muted
#7E7B83