#5240CE#5240CE

#5240CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.208 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5240CE
RGB	rgb(82, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(248, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(248, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.69, 47.22, -70.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.69, 85.16, 303.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.0396 -0.2042)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.208 281)
XYZ	xyz(16.4501, 9.9157, 59.4276)
Luminance	0.0992 (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

#5240CE #BCCE40

analogous

#4075CE #5240CE #9940CE

triadic

#5240CE #CE5240 #40CE52

tetradic

#5240CE #CE4075 #BCCE40 #40CE99

square

#5240CE #CE4075 #BCCE40 #40CE99

split-complementary

#5240CE #CE9940 #75CE40

monochromatic

#291E75 #3A2BA6 #5240CE #7E71DA #AAA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#5240CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#5240CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5240CE

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5240CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5240CE	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5240ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.208 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9077de',
    500: '#5240ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5240ce;
$custom-light: #9077de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5240ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.606,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4831,
    "c": 0.20805,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.09917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5240CE

secondary

#CCD496

accent

#E245CE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5240CE

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

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