#5255BE#5255BE

#5255BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.161 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5255BE
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 190)
HSL	hsl(238, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 55.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 29.52, -55.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 63.14, 297.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.0216 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.161 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0195, 12.0074, 50.1787)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5255BE #BEBB52

analogous

#528BBE #5255BE #8552BE

triadic

#5255BE #BE5255 #55BE52

tetradic

#5255BE #BE528B #BEBB52 #52BE85

square

#5255BE #BE528B #BEBB52 #52BE85

split-complementary

#5255BE #BE8552 #8BBE52

monochromatic

#292B6D #3A3C99 #5255BE #7E81CF #ABACDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#5255BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#5255BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5255BE

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5255BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5255BE	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A66C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#146D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5255be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.161 277.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5255be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.333,
    "s": 45.378,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50508,
    "c": 0.16137,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5255BE

secondary

#CDCC9F

accent

#D153D5

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5255BE

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

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