#5253CE#5253CE

#5253CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.186 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5253CE
RGB	rgb(82, 83, 206)
HSL	hsl(240, 56%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(240, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 59.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 36.01, -64.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 73.44, 299.37°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% 0.0236 -0.184)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.186 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.7099, 12.4352, 59.8475)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5253CE #CECD52

analogous

#5291CE #5253CE #8F52CE

triadic

#5253CE #CE5253 #53CE52

tetradic

#5253CE #CE5291 #CECD52 #52CE8F

square

#5253CE #CE5291 #CECD52 #52CE8F

split-complementary

#5253CE #CE8F52 #91CE52

monochromatic

#252581 #3233B1 #5253CE #8282DC #B1B2E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#5253CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#5253CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5253CE

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5253CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5253CE	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007188

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5253ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 83, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.186 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f83de',
    500: '#5253ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5253ce;
$custom-light: #8f83de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5253ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.516,
    "s": 55.856,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51373,
    "c": 0.18552,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5253CE

secondary

#D7D7A4

accent

#DE49DF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5253CE

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

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