#5257CD#5257CD

#5257CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.179 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5257CD
RGB	rgb(82, 87, 205)
HSL	hsl(238, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(238, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 57.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.79, 33.22, -61.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.79, 70.32, 298.19°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% 0.0199 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.179 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9037, 13.0166, 59.3148)
Luminance	0.1302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5257CD #CDC852

analogous

#5295CD #5257CD #8B52CD

triadic

#5257CD #CD5257 #57CD52

tetradic

#5257CD #CD5295 #CDC852 #52CD8B

square

#5257CD #CD5295 #CDC852 #52CD8B

split-complementary

#5257CD #CD8B52 #95CD52

monochromatic

#252980 #3338AF #5257CD #8185DB #B1B3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#5257CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#5257CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5257CD

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5257CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5257CD	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5257cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 87, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.179 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e86dd',
    500: '#5257cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5257cd;
$custom-light: #8e86dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5257cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.561,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52007,
    "c": 0.17916,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5257CD

secondary

#D7D5A4

accent

#D849DE

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5257CD

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

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