#5255BB#5255BB

#5255BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.157 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5255BB
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 187)
HSL	hsl(238, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.02, 28.53, -54.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.02, 61.43, 297.68°)
OKLab	oklab(50.29% 0.0215 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(50.29% 0.157 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6950, 11.8776, 48.4696)
Luminance	0.1188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5255BB #BBB852

analogous

#5289BB #5255BB #8452BB

triadic

#5255BB #BB5255 #55BB52

tetradic

#5255BB #BB5289 #BBB852 #52BB84

square

#5255BB #BB5289 #BBB852 #52BB84

split-complementary

#5255BB #BB8452 #89BB52

monochromatic

#292B69 #3B3D95 #5255BB #7E80CC #AAABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#5255BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#5255BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5255BB

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5255BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5255BB	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1365BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A6C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5255bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.157 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b85d0',
    500: '#5255bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5255bb;
$custom-light: #8b85d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5255bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.286,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50288,
    "c": 0.15723,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5255BB

secondary

#CBCA9E

accent

#D054D3

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5255BB

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

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