#5255BD#5255BD

#5255BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.160 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5255BD
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(238, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.16, 29.19, -55.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.16, 62.57, 297.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.0216 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.16 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.9106, 11.9639, 49.6051)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5255BD #BDBA52

analogous

#528ABD #5255BD #8452BD

triadic

#5255BD #BD5255 #55BD52

tetradic

#5255BD #BD528A #BDBA52 #52BD84

square

#5255BD #BD528A #BDBA52 #52BD84

split-complementary

#5255BD #BD8452 #8ABD52

monochromatic

#292B6C #3A3D98 #5255BD #7E81CE #ABACDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#5255BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#5255BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5255BD

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5255BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5255BD	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E66C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5255bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.160 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c85d2',
    500: '#5255bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5255bd;
$custom-light: #8c85d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5255bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.318,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50434,
    "c": 0.15999,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5255BD

secondary

#CCCB9E

accent

#D153D4

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5255BD

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

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