#5242BF#5242BF

#5242BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.187 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5242BF
RGB	rgb(82, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(248, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(248, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.84, 41.42, -63.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.84, 75.84, 303.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.3% 0.04 -0.1827)
OKLCH	oklch(47.3% 0.187 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8289, 9.4509, 50.3229)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.51

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5242BF #AFBF42

analogous

#4270BF #5242BF #9042BF

triadic

#5242BF #BF5242 #42BF52

tetradic

#5242BF #BF4270 #AFBF42 #42BF90

square

#5242BF #BF4270 #AFBF42 #42BF90

split-complementary

#5242BF #BF9042 #70BF42

monochromatic

#2B2265 #3E3292 #5242BF #7C70CE #A69DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#5242BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#5242BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5242BF

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5242BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5242BF	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17627B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5242bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.187 282.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5242bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.68,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47303,
    "c": 0.18705,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5242BF

secondary

#C3CA93

accent

#D94FC7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5242BF

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

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