#5240BC#5240BC

#5240BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.186 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5240BC
RGB	rgb(82, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(249, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(249, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 41.65, -62.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 75.42, 303.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.73% 0.0422 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(46.73% 0.186 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3874, 9.0906, 48.5637)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.28

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5240BC #AABC40

analogous

#406CBC #5240BC #9040BC

triadic

#5240BC #BC5240 #40BC52

tetradic

#5240BC #BC406C #AABC40 #40BC90

square

#5240BC #BC406C #AABC40 #40BC90

split-complementary

#5240BC #BC9040 #6CBC40

monochromatic

#2A2161 #3E308E #5240BC #7A6CCD #A49ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#5240BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#5240BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5240BC

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5240BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5240BC	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5240bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.186 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d76d1',
    500: '#5240bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5240bc;
$custom-light: #8d76d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5240bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.71,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46734,
    "c": 0.18566,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5240BC

secondary

#C0C98F

accent

#D94FC5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5240BC

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

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