#5256C9#5256C9

#5256C9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.175 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5256C9
RGB	rgb(82, 86, 201)
HSL	hsl(238, 52%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 59%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 57.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.25, 32.52, -60.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.25, 68.72, 298.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.0208 -0.1738)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.175 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3467, 12.6652, 56.7775)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5256C9 #C9C552

analogous

#5291C9 #5256C9 #8952C9

triadic

#5256C9 #C95256 #56C952

tetradic

#5256C9 #C95291 #C9C552 #52C989

square

#5256C9 #C95291 #C9C552 #52C989

split-complementary

#5256C9 #C98952 #91C952

monochromatic

#26297A #3539A9 #5256C9 #8184D8 #AFB1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#5256C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#5256C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5256C9

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5256C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5256C9	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007187

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5256c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 86, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.175 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e85da',
    500: '#5256c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5256c9;
$custom-light: #8e85da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5256c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.983,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51519,
    "c": 0.17505,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5256C9

secondary

#D4D3A3

accent

#D74CDC

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5256C9

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

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