#5256C8#5256C8

#5256C8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.174 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5256C8
RGB	rgb(82, 86, 200)
HSL	hsl(238, 52%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 59%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 57%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 32.19, -60.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 68.16, 298.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.0208 -0.1724)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.174 276.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.2294, 12.6183, 56.1600)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5256C8 #C8C452

analogous

#5291C8 #5256C8 #8952C8

triadic

#5256C8 #C85256 #56C852

tetradic

#5256C8 #C85291 #C8C452 #52C889

square

#5256C8 #C85291 #C8C452 #52C889

split-complementary

#5256C8 #C88952 #91C852

monochromatic

#272979 #3539A8 #5256C8 #8083D7 #AFB1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#5256C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#5256C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5256C8

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5256C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5256C8	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007186

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5256c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 86, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.174 276.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d85d9',
    500: '#5256c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5256c8;
$custom-light: #8d85d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5256c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.966,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51443,
    "c": 0.1737,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5256C8

secondary

#D4D2A2

accent

#D64DDB

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5256C8

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

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