#5255E5#5255E5

#5255E5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.213 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5255E5
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 229)
HSL	hsl(239, 74%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(239, 64%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 62.9%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.16, 42.34, -73.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.16, 84.79, 299.95°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.0208 -0.2118)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.213 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.8664, 13.9462, 75.7058)
Luminance	0.1395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5255E5 #E5E252

analogous

#529EE5 #5255E5 #9952E5

triadic

#5255E5 #E55255 #55E552

tetradic

#5255E5 #E5529E #E5E252 #52E599

square

#5255E5 #E5529E #E5E252 #52E599

split-complementary

#5255E5 #E59952 #9EE552

monochromatic

#191BA4 #2124D9 #5255E5 #8789ED #BCBEF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#5255E5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#5255E5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5255E5

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5255E5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5255E5	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FEA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5255e5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.213 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9385ee',
    500: '#5255e5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5255e5;
$custom-light: #9385ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5255e5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.776,
    "s": 73.869,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53589,
    "c": 0.21282,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5255E5

secondary

#E5E4AE

accent

#D210D6

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0B17

muted

#7E7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5255E5

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

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