#5252BE#5252BE

#5252BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.165 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5252BE
RGB	rgb(82, 82, 190)
HSL	hsl(240, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(240, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 56.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 31.39, -57.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 65.09, 298.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.0247 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.165 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7883, 11.5451, 50.1017)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5252BE #BEBE52

analogous

#5288BE #5252BE #8852BE

triadic

#5252BE #BE5252 #52BE52

tetradic

#5252BE #BE5288 #BEBE52 #52BE88

square

#5252BE #BE5288 #BEBE52 #52BE88

split-complementary

#5252BE #BE8852 #88BE52

monochromatic

#29296D #3A3A99 #5252BE #7E7ECF #ABABDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#5252BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#5252BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5252BE

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5252BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5252BE	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#156B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5252be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 82, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.165 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c82d2',
    500: '#5252be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5252be;
$custom-light: #8c82d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5252be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 45.378,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49954,
    "c": 0.16534,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5252BE

secondary

#CDCD9F

accent

#D553D5

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5252BE

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

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