#5251CD#5251CD

#5251CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.187 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5251CD
RGB	rgb(82, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(240, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(240, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 36.91, -64.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 74.16, 299.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.94% 0.0254 -0.185)
OKLCH	oklch(50.94% 0.187 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.4380, 12.0852, 59.1595)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5251CD #CCCD51

analogous

#518ECD #5251CD #9051CD

triadic

#5251CD #CD5251 #51CD52

tetradic

#5251CD #CD518E #CCCD51 #51CD90

square

#5251CD #CD518E #CCCD51 #51CD90

split-complementary

#5251CD #CD9051 #8ECD51

monochromatic

#25257F #3332AF #5251CD #8181DB #B1B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#5251CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#5251CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5251CD

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5251CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5251CD	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5251cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.187 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f82dd',
    500: '#5251cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5251cd;
$custom-light: #8f82dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5251cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.484,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50945,
    "c": 0.1867,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5251CD

secondary

#D6D7A3

accent

#DF49DD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0E0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5251CD

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

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