#523AAA#523AAA

#523AAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.170 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523AAA
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 170)
HSL	hsl(253, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.8%, 65.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.40, 39.62, -56.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.40, 69.18, 304.94°)
OKLab	oklab(44.28% 0.0501 -0.1627)
OKLCH	oklch(44.28% 0.17 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.2463, 7.7216, 38.8676)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.83

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523AAA #92AA3A

analogous

#3A5AAA #523AAA #8A3AAA

triadic

#523AAA #AA523A #3AAA52

tetradic

#523AAA #AA3A5A #92AA3A #3AAA8A

square

#523AAA #AA3A5A #92AA3A #3AAA8A

split-complementary

#523AAA #AA8A3A #5AAA3A

monochromatic

#261B4F #3C2A7C #523AAA #725AC7 #9988D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#523AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#523AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523AAA

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523AAA	1.00	8.25	2.54	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31566D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.170 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72c4',
    500: '#523aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523aaa;
$custom-light: #8b72c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.857,
    "s": 49.123,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4428,
    "c": 0.17021,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523AAA

secondary

#B3C17F

accent

#D94FBB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523AAA

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

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