#5255BF#5255BF

#5255BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.163 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5255BF
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 191)
HSL	hsl(238, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 55.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 29.85, -56.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 63.71, 297.93°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.0216 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.163 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.1291, 12.0513, 50.7563)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5255BF #BFBC52

analogous

#528BBF #5255BF #8552BF

triadic

#5255BF #BF5255 #55BF52

tetradic

#5255BF #BF528B #BFBC52 #52BF85

square

#5255BF #BF528B #BFBC52 #52BF85

split-complementary

#5255BF #BF8552 #8BBF52

monochromatic

#292B6E #393C9B #5255BF #7F81D0 #ABADE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#5255BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#5255BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5255BF

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5255BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5255BF	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0666C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#116E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5255bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.163 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c85d3',
    500: '#5255bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5255bf;
$custom-light: #8c85d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5255bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.349,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50582,
    "c": 0.16274,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5255BF

secondary

#CECC9F

accent

#D252D6

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5255BF

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

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