#523AAD#523AAD

#523AAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.174 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523AAD
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 173)
HSL	hsl(253, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(253, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 66.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.64, 40.53, -58.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.64, 70.84, 304.90°)
OKLab	oklab(44.53% 0.0497 -0.1668)
OKLCH	oklch(44.53% 0.174 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.5333, 7.8364, 40.3792)
Luminance	0.0784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.59

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523AAD #95AD3A

analogous

#3A5BAD #523AAD #8C3AAD

triadic

#523AAD #AD523A #3AAD52

tetradic

#523AAD #AD3A5B #95AD3A #3AAD8C

square

#523AAD #AD3A5B #95AD3A #3AAD8C

split-complementary

#523AAD #AD8C3A #5BAD3A

monochromatic

#271B51 #3C2B7F #523AAD #735CC8 #9A8AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#523AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#523AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523AAD

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523AAD	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.174 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72c6',
    500: '#523aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523aad;
$custom-light: #8b72c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.522,
    "s": 49.784,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44532,
    "c": 0.17404,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523AAD

secondary

#B4C281

accent

#D94EBC

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523AAD

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

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