#5256CB#5256CB

#5256CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.178 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5256CB
RGB	rgb(82, 86, 203)
HSL	hsl(238, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(238, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 57.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 33.18, -61.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 69.84, 298.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.0208 -0.1765)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.178 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5835, 12.7599, 58.0247)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5256CB #CBC752

analogous

#5292CB #5256CB #8B52CB

triadic

#5256CB #CB5256 #56CB52

tetradic

#5256CB #CB5292 #CBC752 #52CB8B

square

#5256CB #CB5292 #CBC752 #52CB8B

split-complementary

#5256CB #CB8B52 #92CB52

monochromatic

#26287D #3438AC #5256CB #8184D9 #B0B2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#5256CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#5256CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5256CB

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5256CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5256CB	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007288

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5256cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 86, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.178 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e85dc',
    500: '#5256cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5256cb;
$custom-light: #8e85dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5256cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.017,
    "s": 53.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51672,
    "c": 0.17774,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5256CB

secondary

#D5D4A3

accent

#D84BDD

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5256CB

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

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