#5256BE#5256BE

#5256BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.160 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5256BE
RGB	rgb(82, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(238, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 28.89, -55.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 62.49, 297.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.0206 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.16 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0988, 12.1660, 50.2052)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5256BE #BEBA52

analogous

#528CBE #5256BE #8452BE

triadic

#5256BE #BE5256 #56BE52

tetradic

#5256BE #BE528C #BEBA52 #52BE84

square

#5256BE #BE528C #BEBA52 #52BE84

split-complementary

#5256BE #BE8452 #8CBE52

monochromatic

#292B6D #3A3D99 #5256BE #7E81CF #ABADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#5256BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#5256BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5256BE

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5256BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5256BE	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1066C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#136E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5256be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.160 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c85d2',
    500: '#5256be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5256be;
$custom-light: #8c85d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5256be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.778,
    "s": 45.378,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50695,
    "c": 0.16005,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5256BE

secondary

#CDCB9F

accent

#D053D5

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5256BE

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

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