#523AB0#523AB0

#523AB0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.178 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523AB0
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 176)
HSL	hsl(252, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 67%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.89, 41.44, -59.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.89, 72.50, 304.86°)
OKLab	oklab(44.79% 0.0493 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(44.79% 0.178 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.8269, 7.9539, 41.9252)
Luminance	0.0795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.41

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523AB0 #98B03A

analogous

#3A5DB0 #523AB0 #8D3AB0

triadic

#523AB0 #B0523A #3AB052

tetradic

#523AB0 #B03A5D #98B03A #3AB08D

square

#523AB0 #B03A5D #98B03A #3AB08D

split-complementary

#523AB0 #B08D3A #5DB03A

monochromatic

#271C54 #3D2B82 #523AB0 #735DCA #9B8BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#523AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#523AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523AB0

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523AB0	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C5870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.178 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c72c9',
    500: '#523ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ab0;
$custom-light: #8c72c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.203,
    "s": 50.427,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44786,
    "c": 0.17783,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523AB0

secondary

#B6C382

accent

#DA4EBD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523AB0

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

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