#5240CB#5240CB

#5240CB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.204 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5240CB
RGB	rgb(82, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(248, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(248, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.43, 46.29, -69.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.43, 83.56, 303.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% 0.0401 -0.2004)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.204 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.0892, 9.7713, 57.5266)
Luminance	0.0977 (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

#5240CB #B9CB40

analogous

#4073CB #5240CB #9840CB

triadic

#5240CB #CB5240 #40CB52

tetradic

#5240CB #CB4073 #B9CB40 #40CB98

square

#5240CB #CB4073 #B9CB40 #40CB98

split-complementary

#5240CB #CB9840 #73CB40

monochromatic

#2A1F72 #3B2CA2 #5240CB #7E70D8 #A9A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#5240CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#5240CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5240CB

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5240CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5240CB	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5240cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.204 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f76dc',
    500: '#5240cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5240cb;
$custom-light: #8f76dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5240cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.77,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48042,
    "c": 0.20439,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5240CB

secondary

#CAD295

accent

#E047CD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5240CB

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

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