#5255BC#5255BC

#5255BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.159 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5255BC
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 188)
HSL	hsl(238, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 54.8%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 28.86, -54.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 62.00, 297.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.0215 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.159 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8024, 11.9206, 49.0354)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5255BC #BCB952

analogous

#528ABC #5255BC #8452BC

triadic

#5255BC #BC5255 #55BC52

tetradic

#5255BC #BC528A #BCB952 #52BC84

square

#5255BC #BC528A #BCB952 #52BC84

split-complementary

#5255BC #BC8452 #8ABC52

monochromatic

#292B6A #3A3D97 #5255BC #7E80CD #AAACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#5255BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#5255BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5255BC

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5255BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5255BC	1.00	6.20	3.38	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1165C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#186D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5255bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.159 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c85d1',
    500: '#5255bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5255bc;
$custom-light: #8c85d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5255bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.302,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50361,
    "c": 0.15861,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5255BC

secondary

#CCCB9E

accent

#D054D4

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5255BC

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

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