#5240BB#5240BB

#5240BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.184 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5240BB
RGB	rgb(82, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(249, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(249, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 41.34, -62.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 74.88, 303.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.65% 0.0423 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(46.65% 0.184 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2800, 9.0476, 47.9980)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.18

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5240BB #A9BB40

analogous

#406CBB #5240BB #8F40BB

triadic

#5240BB #BB5240 #40BB52

tetradic

#5240BB #BB406C #A9BB40 #40BB8F

square

#5240BB #BB406C #A9BB40 #40BB8F

split-complementary

#5240BB #BB8F40 #6CBB40

monochromatic

#2A2160 #3E308D #5240BB #7A6CCD #A399DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#5240BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#5240BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5240BB

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5240BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5240BB	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5240bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.184 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d76d0',
    500: '#5240bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5240bb;
$custom-light: #8d76d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5240bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.78,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46649,
    "c": 0.18439,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5240BB

secondary

#C0C88F

accent

#D94FC4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5240BB

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

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