#523A8D#523A8D

#523A8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.132 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523A8D
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 141)
HSL	hsl(257, 42%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(257, 59%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 58.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, 30.94, -42.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 52.69, 305.97°)
OKLab	oklab(42% 0.052 -0.1213)
OKLCH	oklch(42% 0.132 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.7992, 6.7428, 25.9793)
Luminance	0.0674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523A8D #758D3A

analogous

#3A4C8D #523A8D #7C3A8D

triadic

#523A8D #8D523A #3A8D52

tetradic

#523A8D #8D3A4C #758D3A #3A8D7C

square

#523A8D #8D3A4C #758D3A #3A8D7C

split-complementary

#523A8D #8D7C3A #4C8D3A

monochromatic

#201636 #392862 #523A8D #6C4EB6 #9079C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#523A8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#523A8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523A8D

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523A8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523A8D	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#094A90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13488B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424C5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523a8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.132 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8771af',
    500: '#523a8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523a8d;
$custom-light: #8771af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523a8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.349,
    "s": 41.709,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42,
    "c": 0.13199,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523A8D

secondary

#9FB171

accent

#D256AE

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF4

border

#CBC7CE

text

#0C0810

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #523A8D

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

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