#5255B2#5255B2

#5255B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.145 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5255B2
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 178)
HSL	hsl(238, 38%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 54%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.9%, 52.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 25.58, -50.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 56.25, 297.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.021 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.145 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7615, 11.5043, 43.5535)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5255B2 #B2AF52

analogous

#5285B2 #5255B2 #7F52B2

triadic

#5255B2 #B25255 #55B252

tetradic

#5255B2 #B25285 #B2AF52 #52B27F

square

#5255B2 #B25285 #B2AF52 #52B27F

split-complementary

#5255B2 #B27F52 #85B252

monochromatic

#2A2C5F #3D408A #5255B2 #7C7FC5 #A7A8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#5255B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#5255B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5255B2

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5255B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5255B2	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2463B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#155CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5255b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.145 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a84ca',
    500: '#5255b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5255b2;
$custom-light: #8a84ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5255b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.125,
    "s": 38.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49643,
    "c": 0.14461,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5255B2

secondary

#C5C49B

accent

#CB59CE

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5255B2

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

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