#523AAF#523AAF

#523AAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.177 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523AAF
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 175)
HSL	hsl(252, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 66.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.80, 41.14, -59.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.80, 71.95, 304.87°)
OKLab	oklab(44.7% 0.0495 -0.1695)
OKLCH	oklch(44.7% 0.177 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.7283, 7.9144, 41.4061)
Luminance	0.0791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.46

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523AAF #97AF3A

analogous

#3A5CAF #523AAF #8C3AAF

triadic

#523AAF #AF523A #3AAF52

tetradic

#523AAF #AF3A5C #97AF3A #3AAF8C

square

#523AAF #AF3A5C #97AF3A #3AAF8C

split-complementary

#523AAF #AF8C3A #5CAF3A

monochromatic

#271C53 #3C2B81 #523AAF #735DC9 #9B8BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#523AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#523AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523AAF

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523AAF	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D576F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.177 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72c8',
    500: '#523aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523aaf;
$custom-light: #8b72c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.308,
    "s": 50.215,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44701,
    "c": 0.17656,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523AAF

secondary

#B6C382

accent

#DA4EBD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523AAF

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

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