#5242CE#5242CE

#5242CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.206 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5242CE
RGB	rgb(82, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(247, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.10, 46.09, -70.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.10, 83.98, 303.29°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.0381 -0.2023)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.206 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.5650, 10.1453, 59.4659)
Luminance	0.1015 (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

#5242CE #BECE42

analogous

#4278CE #5242CE #9842CE

triadic

#5242CE #CE5242 #42CE52

tetradic

#5242CE #CE4278 #BECE42 #42CE98

square

#5242CE #CE4278 #BECE42 #42CE98

split-complementary

#5242CE #CE9842 #78CE42

monochromatic

#291F77 #3A2BA7 #5242CE #7E73DB #ABA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#5242CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#5242CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5242CE

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5242CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5242CE	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5242ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.206 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9078de',
    500: '#5242ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5242ce;
$custom-light: #9078de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5242ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.857,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48605,
    "c": 0.20582,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5242CE

secondary

#CDD498

accent

#E246D0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5242CE

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

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