#5240BD#5240BD

#5240BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.187 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5240BD
RGB	rgb(82, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(249, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(249, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.24, 41.96, -63.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.24, 75.97, 303.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.0421 -0.1821)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.187 283)
XYZ	xyz(14.4956, 9.1339, 49.1334)
Luminance	0.0914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.40

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5240BD #ABBD40

analogous

#406DBD #5240BD #9140BD

triadic

#5240BD #BD5240 #40BD52

tetradic

#5240BD #BD406D #ABBD40 #40BD91

square

#5240BD #BD406D #ABBD40 #40BD91

split-complementary

#5240BD #BD9140 #6DBD40

monochromatic

#2A2162 #3E318F #5240BD #7B6DCD #A49ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#5240BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#5240BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5240BD

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5240BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5240BD	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5240bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.187 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d76d2',
    500: '#5240bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5240bd;
$custom-light: #8d76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5240bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.64,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46819,
    "c": 0.18693,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.09135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5240BD

secondary

#C1C990

accent

#D94FC5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5240BD

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

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