#5256CE#5256CE

#5256CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.182 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5256CE
RGB	rgb(82, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(238, 56%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(238, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.62, 34.17, -62.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.62, 71.52, 298.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.0208 -0.1806)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.182 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.9444, 12.9043, 59.9257)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5256CE #CECA52

analogous

#5294CE #5256CE #8C52CE

triadic

#5256CE #CE5256 #56CE52

tetradic

#5256CE #CE5294 #CECA52 #52CE8C

square

#5256CE #CE5294 #CECA52 #52CE8C

split-complementary

#5256CE #CE8C52 #94CE52

monochromatic

#252881 #3236B1 #5256CE #8285DC #B1B3E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#5256CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#5256CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5256CE

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5256CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5256CE	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00738A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5256ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.182 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e85de',
    500: '#5256ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5256ce;
$custom-light: #8e85de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5256ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.065,
    "s": 55.856,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51904,
    "c": 0.18176,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5256CE

secondary

#D7D6A4

accent

#DA49DF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5256CE

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

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