#5252CD#5252CD
#5252CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.185 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5252CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 82, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 60%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.59, 36.30, -63.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.59, 73.52, 299.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.12% 0.0245 -0.1838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.12% 0.185 277.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5129, 12.2349, 59.1845) |
| Luminance | 0.1224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 2.62
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 3.23
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.83
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.88
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5252CD #CDCD52
analogous
#5290CD #5252CD #9052CD
triadic
#5252CD #CD5252 #52CD52
tetradic
#5252CD #CD5290 #CDCD52 #52CD90
square
#5252CD #CD5290 #CDCD52 #52CD90
split-complementary
#5252CD #CD9052 #90CD52
monochromatic
#252580 #3333AF #5252CD #8181DB #B1B1E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.09
#5252CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#5252CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5252CD
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5252CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5252CD | 1.00 | 6.09 | 3.45 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005DCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007088
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5252cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 82, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.185 277.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e83dd',
500: '#5252cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5252cd; $custom-light: #8e83dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5252cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 82,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 55.157,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51118,
"c": 0.18545,
"h": 277.6
},
"luminance": 0.12236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5252CD
secondary
#D7D7A4
accent
#DE49DE
background
#F9F8FD
surface
#F2EFFB
border
#CCCAD4
text
#0D0A15
muted
#7E7C83