#523AA9#523AA9

#523AA9 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.169 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523AA9
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 169)
HSL	hsl(253, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 65.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.32, 39.32, -56.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.32, 68.62, 304.96°)
OKLab	oklab(44.2% 0.0502 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(44.2% 0.169 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1521, 7.6839, 38.3713)
Luminance	0.0769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523AA9 #91A93A

analogous

#3A5AA9 #523AA9 #8A3AA9

triadic

#523AA9 #A9523A #3AA952

tetradic

#523AA9 #A93A5A #91A93A #3AA98A

square

#523AA9 #A93A5A #91A93A #3AA98A

split-complementary

#523AA9 #A98A3A #5AA93A

monochromatic

#261B4E #3C2A7B #523AA9 #715AC6 #9887D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#523AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#523AA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523AA9

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523AA9	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32556C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.169 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a72c3',
    500: '#523aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523aa9;
$custom-light: #8a72c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.973,
    "s": 48.899,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44196,
    "c": 0.16894,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523AA9

secondary

#B2C07F

accent

#D84FBB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523AA9

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

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