#5256CD#5256CD

#5256CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.180 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5256CD
RGB	rgb(82, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(238, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(238, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.55, 33.84, -62.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.55, 70.97, 298.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.0208 -0.1792)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.18 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8233, 12.8558, 59.2880)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5256CD #CDC952

analogous

#5294CD #5256CD #8C52CD

triadic

#5256CD #CD5256 #56CD52

tetradic

#5256CD #CD5294 #CDC952 #52CD8C

square

#5256CD #CD5294 #CDC952 #52CD8C

split-complementary

#5256CD #CD8C52 #94CD52

monochromatic

#252880 #3337AF #5256CD #8184DB #B1B3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#5256CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#5256CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5256CD

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5256CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5256CD	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5256cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.180 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e85dd',
    500: '#5256cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5256cd;
$custom-light: #8e85dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5256cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.049,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51827,
    "c": 0.18041,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5256CD

secondary

#D7D5A4

accent

#DA49DE

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5256CD

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

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