#5256CC#5256CC

#5256CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.179 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5256CC
RGB	rgb(82, 86, 204)
HSL	hsl(238, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(238, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 33.51, -61.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 70.41, 298.42°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% 0.0208 -0.1779)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.179 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7030, 12.8077, 58.6543)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5256CC #CCC852

analogous

#5293CC #5256CC #8B52CC

triadic

#5256CC #CC5256 #56CC52

tetradic

#5256CC #CC5293 #CCC852 #52CC8B

square

#5256CC #CC5293 #CCC852 #52CC8B

split-complementary

#5256CC #CC8B52 #93CC52

monochromatic

#25287E #3337AE #5256CC #8184DA #B1B2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#5256CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#5256CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5256CC

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5256CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5256CC	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007289

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5256cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 86, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.179 276.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5256cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.033,
    "s": 54.464,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51749,
    "c": 0.17908,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5256CC

secondary

#D6D4A4

accent

#D94ADE

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5256CC

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

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