#5240CD#5240CD

#5240CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.207 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5240CD
RGB	rgb(82, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(248, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(248, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.60, 46.91, -70.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.60, 84.63, 303.66°)
OKLab	oklab(48.22% 0.0398 -0.203)
OKLCH	oklch(48.22% 0.207 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3291, 9.8673, 58.7899)
Luminance	0.0987 (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

#5240CD #BBCD40

analogous

#4074CD #5240CD #9940CD

triadic

#5240CD #CD5240 #40CD52

tetradic

#5240CD #CD4074 #BBCD40 #40CD99

square

#5240CD #CD4074 #BBCD40 #40CD99

split-complementary

#5240CD #CD9940 #74CD40

monochromatic

#291E74 #3B2BA5 #5240CD #7E71DA #AAA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#5240CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#5240CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5240CD

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5240CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5240CD	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5240cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.207 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9077dd',
    500: '#5240cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5240cd;
$custom-light: #9077dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5240cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.66,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4822,
    "c": 0.20684,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5240CD

secondary

#CBD396

accent

#E246CE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5240CD

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

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