#5240DB#5240DB

#5240DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.224 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5240DB
RGB	rgb(82, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(247, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(247, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 51.20, -76.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 92.02, 303.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.0374 -0.2206)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.224 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0952, 10.5737, 68.0915)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.71

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5240DB #C9DB40

analogous

#407BDB #5240DB #A040DB

triadic

#5240DB #DB5240 #40DB52

tetradic

#5240DB #DB407B #C9DB40 #40DBA0

square

#5240DB #DB407B #C9DB40 #40DBA0

split-complementary

#5240DB #DBA040 #7BDB40

monochromatic

#261987 #3523BB #5240DB #8173E5 #AFA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#5240DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#5240DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5240DB

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5240DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5240DB	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5240db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.224 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9277e7',
    500: '#5240db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5240db;
$custom-light: #9277e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5240db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.968,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49495,
    "c": 0.22373,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5240DB

secondary

#D4DC9B

accent

#EB3DD7

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5240DB

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

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