#5242BE#5242BE

#5242BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.186 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5242BE
RGB	rgb(82, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(248, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(248, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.76, 41.11, -63.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.76, 75.29, 303.09°)
OKLab	oklab(47.22% 0.0402 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(47.22% 0.186 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7193, 9.4070, 49.7453)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.38

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5242BE #AEBE42

analogous

#4270BE #5242BE #9042BE

triadic

#5242BE #BE5242 #42BE52

tetradic

#5242BE #BE4270 #AEBE42 #42BE90

square

#5242BE #BE4270 #AEBE42 #42BE90

split-complementary

#5242BE #BE9042 #70BE42

monochromatic

#2B2263 #3E3291 #5242BE #7C70CE #A59DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#5242BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#5242BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5242BE

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5242BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5242BE	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#19617A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5242be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.186 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d77d3',
    500: '#5242be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5242be;
$custom-light: #8d77d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5242be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.742,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47218,
    "c": 0.18577,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5242BE

secondary

#C2CA92

accent

#D84FC7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5242BE

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

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