#5240AB#5240AB

#5240AB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.164 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5240AB
RGB	rgb(82, 64, 171)
HSL	hsl(250, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(250, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 62.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.80, 36.38, -55.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.80, 65.96, 303.48°)
OKLab	oklab(45.33% 0.0439 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(45.33% 0.164 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6616, 8.4003, 39.4744)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.73

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5240AB #99AB40

analogous

#4063AB #5240AB #8740AB

triadic

#5240AB #AB5240 #40AB52

tetradic

#5240AB #AB4063 #99AB40 #40AB87

square

#5240AB #AB4063 #99AB40 #40AB87

split-complementary

#5240AB #AB8740 #63AB40

monochromatic

#271F52 #3D2F7E #5240AB #7463C5 #9C90D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#5240AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#5240AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5240AB

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5240AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5240AB	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#305A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5240ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 64, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.164 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a76c5',
    500: '#5240ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5240ab;
$custom-light: #8a76c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5240ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.093,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45326,
    "c": 0.16368,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5240AB

secondary

#B7C186

accent

#D553BF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5240AB

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

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