#5238DD#5238DD

#5238DD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.234 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5238DD
RGB	rgb(82, 56, 221)
HSL	hsl(249, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(249, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 74.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 55.97, -79.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 97.42, 305.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.63% 0.0421 -0.2301)
OKLCH	oklch(48.63% 0.234 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9409, 9.8413, 69.3467)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5238DD #C3DD38

analogous

#3870DD #5238DD #A538DD

triadic

#5238DD #DD5238 #38DD52

tetradic

#5238DD #DD3870 #C3DD38 #38DDA5

square

#5238DD #DD3870 #C3DD38 #38DDA5

split-complementary

#5238DD #DDA538 #70DD38

monochromatic

#281784 #381FB8 #5238DD #7F6CE6 #ADA1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#5238DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#5238DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5238DD

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5238DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5238DD	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006788

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5238dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 56, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.234 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9372e9',
    500: '#5238dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5238dd;
$custom-light: #9372e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5238dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.455,
    "s": 70.815,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48633,
    "c": 0.23393,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5238DD

secondary

#D0DB95

accent

#EE3AD1

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5238DD

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

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