#5242BD#5242BD

#5242BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.184 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5242BD
RGB	rgb(82, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(248, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(248, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.67, 40.79, -62.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.67, 74.74, 303.08°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% 0.0403 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.184 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6104, 9.3635, 49.1717)
Luminance	0.0936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.25

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5242BD #ADBD42

analogous

#426FBD #5242BD #9042BD

triadic

#5242BD #BD5242 #42BD52

tetradic

#5242BD #BD426F #ADBD42 #42BD90

square

#5242BD #BD426F #ADBD42 #42BD90

split-complementary

#5242BD #BD9042 #6FBD42

monochromatic

#2B2262 #3E3290 #5242BD #7C6FCD #A59DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#5242BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#5242BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5242BD

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5242BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5242BD	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5242bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.184 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d77d2',
    500: '#5242bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5242bd;
$custom-light: #8d77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5242bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.805,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47134,
    "c": 0.18449,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5242BD

secondary

#C2C992

accent

#D850C6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5242BD

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

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