#5252BB#5252BB

#5252BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.161 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5252BB
RGB	rgb(82, 82, 187)
HSL	hsl(240, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(240, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 56.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 30.41, -55.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 63.38, 298.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.73% 0.0246 -0.1593)
OKLCH	oklch(49.73% 0.161 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4638, 11.4153, 48.3926)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5252BB #BBBB52

analogous

#5286BB #5252BB #8652BB

triadic

#5252BB #BB5252 #52BB52

tetradic

#5252BB #BB5286 #BBBB52 #52BB86

square

#5252BB #BB5286 #BBBB52 #52BB86

split-complementary

#5252BB #BB8652 #86BB52

monochromatic

#292969 #3B3B95 #5252BB #7E7ECC #AAAADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#5252BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#5252BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5252BB

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5252BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5252BB	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A6A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5252bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 82, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.161 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c82d0',
    500: '#5252bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5252bb;
$custom-light: #8c82d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5252bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49729,
    "c": 0.16123,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5252BB

secondary

#CBCB9E

accent

#D354D3

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5252BB

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

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