#5242BB#5242BB

#5242BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.182 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5242BB
RGB	rgb(82, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(248, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(248, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.51, 40.17, -61.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.51, 73.64, 303.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.97% 0.0405 -0.1774)
OKLCH	oklch(46.97% 0.182 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3948, 9.2772, 48.0362)
Luminance	0.0928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5242BB #ABBB42

analogous

#426FBB #5242BB #8F42BB

triadic

#5242BB #BB5242 #42BB52

tetradic

#5242BB #BB426F #ABBB42 #42BB8F

square

#5242BB #BB426F #ABBB42 #42BB8F

split-complementary

#5242BB #BB8F42 #6FBB42

monochromatic

#2A2261 #3E328E #5242BB #7B6ECC #A49CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#5242BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#5242BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5242BB

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5242BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5242BB	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5242bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.182 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d77d0',
    500: '#5242bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5242bb;
$custom-light: #8d77d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5242bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.934,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46966,
    "c": 0.18193,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5242BB

secondary

#C1C891

accent

#D750C6

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5242BB

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

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