#5256BC#5256BC

#5256BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.157 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5256BC
RGB	rgb(82, 86, 188)
HSL	hsl(238, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 54.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 28.23, -54.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 61.35, 297.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.55% 0.0205 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(50.55% 0.157 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.8817, 12.0792, 49.0618)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5256BC #BCB852

analogous

#528BBC #5256BC #8352BC

triadic

#5256BC #BC5256 #56BC52

tetradic

#5256BC #BC528B #BCB852 #52BC83

square

#5256BC #BC528B #BCB852 #52BC83

split-complementary

#5256BC #BC8352 #8BBC52

monochromatic

#292C6A #3A3E97 #5256BC #7E81CD #AAACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#5256BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#5256BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5256BC

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5256BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5256BC	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1666C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#186D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5256bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 86, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.157 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b85d1',
    500: '#5256bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5256bc;
$custom-light: #8b85d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5256bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.736,
    "s": 44.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50549,
    "c": 0.15728,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5256BC

secondary

#CCCA9E

accent

#CF54D4

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5256BC

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

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