#523AA4#523AA4

#523AA4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.163 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523AA4
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 164)
HSL	hsl(254, 48%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(254, 65%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 64.6%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, 37.81, -53.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 65.83, 305.06°)
OKLab	oklab(43.78% 0.0508 -0.1544)
OKLCH	oklch(43.78% 0.163 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6916, 7.4998, 35.9463)
Luminance	0.0750 (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

#523AA4 #8CA43A

analogous

#3A57A4 #523AA4 #873AA4

triadic

#523AA4 #A4523A #3AA452

tetradic

#523AA4 #A43A57 #8CA43A #3AA487

square

#523AA4 #A43A57 #8CA43A #3AA487

split-complementary

#523AA4 #A4873A #57A43A

monochromatic

#251A4A #3B2A77 #523AA4 #7057C4 #9785D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#523AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#523AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523AA4

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523AA4	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#365369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.163 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a71c0',
    500: '#523aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523aa4;
$custom-light: #8a71c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.585,
    "s": 47.748,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43784,
    "c": 0.1625,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523AA4

secondary

#AFBE7C

accent

#D750B9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF7

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #523AA4

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

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