#522B6D#522B6D

#522B6D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.114 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#522B6D
RGB	rgb(82, 43, 109)
HSL	hsl(275, 43%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(275, 61%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 60.6%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.64, 31.12, -31.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.64, 44.25, 314.69°)
OKLab	oklab(37.22% 0.0721 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(37.22% 0.114 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.1033, 4.6258, 14.9837)
Luminance	0.0463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#522B6D #466D2B

analogous

#312B6D #522B6D #6D2B67

triadic

#522B6D #6D522B #2B6D52

tetradic

#522B6D #6D312B #466D2B #2B676D

square

#522B6D #6D312B #466D2B #2B676D

split-complementary

#522B6D #676D2B #2B6D31

monochromatic

#110916 #311A41 #522B6D #733C99 #9356BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.91

#522B6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#522B6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #522B6D

10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##522B6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##522B6D	1.00	10.91	1.93	10.91
#FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#143B6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233D6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E3747

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #522b6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 43, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.114 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856697',
    500: '#522b6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #522b6d;
$custom-light: #856697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#522b6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.455,
    "s": 43.421,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37219,
    "c": 0.11415,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#522B6D

secondary

#739F55

accent

#D35588

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #522B6D

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

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