#5256BB#5256BB

#5256BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.156 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5256BB
RGB	rgb(82, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(238, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 27.90, -53.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 60.77, 297.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.0204 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.156 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.7743, 12.0362, 48.4961)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5256BB #BBB752

analogous

#528BBB #5256BB #8252BB

triadic

#5256BB #BB5256 #56BB52

tetradic

#5256BB #BB528B #BBB752 #52BB82

square

#5256BB #BB528B #BBB752 #52BB82

split-complementary

#5256BB #BB8252 #8BBB52

monochromatic

#292C69 #3B3E95 #5256BB #7E81CC #AAACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#5256BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#5256BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5256BB

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5256BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5256BB	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)

#1866BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5256bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.156 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b85d0',
    500: '#5256bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5256bb;
$custom-light: #8b85d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5256bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.714,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50477,
    "c": 0.15588,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5256BB

secondary

#CBC99E

accent

#CE54D3

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5256BB

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

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