#523AA8#523AA8

#523AA8 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.168 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523AA8
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 168)
HSL	hsl(253, 49%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 65%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 65.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.24, 39.02, -55.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.24, 68.07, 304.98°)
OKLab	oklab(44.11% 0.0503 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(44.11% 0.168 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0585, 7.6465, 37.8787)
Luminance	0.0765 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523AA8 #90A83A

analogous

#3A59A8 #523AA8 #893AA8

triadic

#523AA8 #A8523A #3AA852

tetradic

#523AA8 #A83A59 #90A83A #3AA889

square

#523AA8 #A83A59 #90A83A #3AA889

split-complementary

#523AA8 #A8893A #59A83A

monochromatic

#261B4D #3C2A7B #523AA8 #7159C6 #9887D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#523AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#523AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523AA8

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523AA8	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33556C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.168 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a72c3',
    500: '#523aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523aa8;
$custom-light: #8a72c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.091,
    "s": 48.673,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44113,
    "c": 0.16766,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523AA8

secondary

#B1C07E

accent

#D850BA

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523AA8

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

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