#523399#523399

#523399 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.158 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523399
RGB	rgb(82, 51, 153)
HSL	hsl(258, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(258, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.55, 38.60, -51.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.55, 64.02, 307.08°)
OKLab	oklab(41.8% 0.0595 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(41.8% 0.158 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.4117, 6.4611, 30.8293)
Luminance	0.0646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523399 #7A9933

analogous

#334799 #523399 #853399

triadic

#523399 #995233 #339952

tetradic

#523399 #993347 #7A9933 #339985

square

#523399 #993347 #7A9933 #339985

split-complementary

#523399 #998533 #479933

monochromatic

#21143D #39246B #523399 #6D47C2 #9175D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#523399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#523399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523399

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523399	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4B61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 51, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.158 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896db8',
    500: '#523399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523399;
$custom-light: #896db8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.235,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41796,
    "c": 0.15776,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523399

secondary

#A3B96E

accent

#DA4EAF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #523399

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

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