#5255AF#5255AF

#5255AF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.140 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5255AF
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 175)
HSL	hsl(238, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 51.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.22, 24.61, -48.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.22, 54.51, 296.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.0208 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.14 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4636, 11.3851, 41.9845)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5255AF #AFAC52

analogous

#5283AF #5255AF #7E52AF

triadic

#5255AF #AF5255 #55AF52

tetradic

#5255AF #AF5283 #AFAC52 #52AF7E

square

#5255AF #AF5283 #AFAC52 #52AF7E

split-complementary

#5255AF #AF7E52 #83AF52

monochromatic

#2B2C5C #3E4086 #5255AF #7C7EC2 #A6A7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#5255AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#5255AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5255AF

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5255AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5255AF	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2763B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29697A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5255af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.140 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a84c7',
    500: '#5255af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5255af;
$custom-light: #8a84c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5255af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.065,
    "s": 36.759,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49433,
    "c": 0.14034,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5255AF

secondary

#C3C29A

accent

#C95BCD

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5255AF

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

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