#5255B1#5255B1

#5255B1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.143 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5255B1
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 177)
HSL	hsl(238, 38%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 52%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 25.26, -49.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 55.67, 296.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.0209 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.143 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6615, 11.4642, 43.0267)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5255B1 #B1AE52

analogous

#5284B1 #5255B1 #7E52B1

triadic

#5255B1 #B15255 #55B152

tetradic

#5255B1 #B15284 #B1AE52 #52B17E

square

#5255B1 #B15284 #B1AE52 #52B17E

split-complementary

#5255B1 #B17E52 #84B152

monochromatic

#2A2C5E #3D4088 #5255B1 #7C7EC4 #A6A8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#5255B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#5255B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5255B1

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5255B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5255B1	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)

#2563B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5255b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.143 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a84c9',
    500: '#5255b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5255b1;
$custom-light: #8a84c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5255b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.105,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49573,
    "c": 0.14319,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5255B1

secondary

#C4C39A

accent

#CA5ACE

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5255B1

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

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