#5242CD#5242CD

#5242CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.205 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5242CD
RGB	rgb(82, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(247, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 45.78, -69.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 83.44, 303.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% 0.0382 -0.201)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.205 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.4439, 10.0969, 58.8281)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5242CD #BDCD42

analogous

#4278CD #5242CD #9742CD

triadic

#5242CD #CD5242 #42CD52

tetradic

#5242CD #CD4278 #BDCD42 #42CD97

square

#5242CD #CD4278 #BDCD42 #42CD97

split-complementary

#5242CD #CD9742 #78CD42

monochromatic

#291F76 #3A2CA6 #5242CD #7E72DA #ABA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#5242CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#5242CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5242CD

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5242CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5242CD	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5242cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.205 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9078dd',
    500: '#5242cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5242cd;
$custom-light: #9078dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5242cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.906,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48517,
    "c": 0.20459,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5242CD

secondary

#CCD397

accent

#E146D0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5242CD

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

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