#522D9D#522D9D

#522D9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.170 H 292.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#522D9D
RGB	rgb(82, 45, 157)
HSL	hsl(260, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.67, 43.06, -54.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.67, 69.80, 308.09°)
OKLab	oklab(41.27% 0.065 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(41.27% 0.17 292.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.5022, 6.1046, 32.5167)
Luminance	0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.98

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#522D9D #789D2D

analogous

#2D409D #522D9D #8A2D9D

triadic

#522D9D #9D522D #2D9D52

tetradic

#522D9D #9D2D40 #789D2D #2D9D8A

square

#522D9D #9D2D40 #789D2D #2D9D8A

split-complementary

#522D9D #9D8A2D #409D2D

monochromatic

#20123E #391F6D #522D9D #6C3FC8 #916FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.46

#522D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#522D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #522D9D

9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##522D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##522D9D	1.00	9.46	2.22	9.46
#FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B4A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #522d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 45, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.170 292.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a69bb',
    500: '#522d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #522d9d;
$custom-light: #8a69bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#522d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.821,
    "s": 55.446,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41274,
    "c": 0.17033,
    "h": 292.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#522D9D

secondary

#A1BD69

accent

#DF49AD

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #522D9D

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

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