#5238CA#5238CA

#5238CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.212 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238CA
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(251, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 50.36, -71.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 87.63, 305.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.83% 0.0464 -0.2067)
OKLCH	oklch(46.83% 0.212 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5512, 8.8854, 56.7612)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5238CA #B0CA38

analogous

#3867CA #5238CA #9B38CA

triadic

#5238CA #CA5238 #38CA52

tetradic

#5238CA #CA3867 #B0CA38 #38CA9B

square

#5238CA #CA3867 #B0CA38 #38CA9B

split-complementary

#5238CA #CA9B38 #67CA38

monochromatic

#2B1D6B #3E299B #5238CA #7C68D7 #A699E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#5238CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#5238CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238CA

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238CA	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.212 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071db',
    500: '#5238ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5238ca;
$custom-light: #9071db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.685,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46826,
    "c": 0.21182,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238CA

secondary

#C4CF8E

accent

#E147C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238CA

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

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