#5238CB#5238CB

#5238CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.213 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238CB
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(251, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(251, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 50.65, -72.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 88.15, 305.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.92% 0.0462 -0.2079)
OKLCH	oklch(46.92% 0.213 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.6700, 8.9329, 57.3868)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.49

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5238CB #B1CB38

analogous

#3867CB #5238CB #9B38CB

triadic

#5238CB #CB5238 #38CB52

tetradic

#5238CB #CB3867 #B1CB38 #38CB9B

square

#5238CB #CB3867 #B1CB38 #38CB9B

split-complementary

#5238CB #CB9B38 #67CB38

monochromatic

#2A1C6C #3D299D #5238CB #7C69D8 #A699E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#5238CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5238CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238CB

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238CB	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.213 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9071dc',
    500: '#5238cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5238cb;
$custom-light: #9071dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.612,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46919,
    "c": 0.21301,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238CB

secondary

#C4D08F

accent

#E246C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238CB

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

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