#5252BC#5252BC

#5252BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.163 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5252BC
RGB	rgb(82, 82, 188)
HSL	hsl(240, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(240, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 56.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 30.74, -56.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 63.95, 298.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% 0.0246 -0.1607)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.163 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5712, 11.4582, 48.9583)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5252BC #BCBC52

analogous

#5287BC #5252BC #8752BC

triadic

#5252BC #BC5252 #52BC52

tetradic

#5252BC #BC5287 #BCBC52 #52BC87

square

#5252BC #BC5287 #BCBC52 #52BC87

split-complementary

#5252BC #BC8752 #87BC52

monochromatic

#29296A #3A3A97 #5252BC #7E7ECD #AAAADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#5252BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#5252BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5252BC

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5252BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5252BC	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5252bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 82, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.163 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c82d1',
    500: '#5252bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5252bc;
$custom-light: #8c82d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5252bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49804,
    "c": 0.1626,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5252BC

secondary

#CCCC9E

accent

#D454D4

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5252BC

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

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