#5238CE#5238CE

#5238CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.217 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238CE
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(250, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.13, 51.55, -73.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.13, 89.72, 305.07°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% 0.0455 -0.2117)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.217 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0310, 9.0773, 59.2879)
Luminance	0.0908 (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

#5238CE #B4CE38

analogous

#3869CE #5238CE #9D38CE

triadic

#5238CE #CE5238 #38CE52

tetradic

#5238CE #CE3869 #B4CE38 #38CE9D

square

#5238CE #CE3869 #B4CE38 #38CE9D

split-complementary

#5238CE #CE9D38 #69CE38

monochromatic

#2A1C70 #3D28A1 #5238CE #7D69DA #A79AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#5238CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5238CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238CE

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238CE	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.217 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9172de',
    500: '#5238ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5238ce;
$custom-light: #9172de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.4,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.472,
    "c": 0.21654,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238CE

secondary

#C7D290

accent

#E444C8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238CE

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

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