#523AB3#523AB3

#523AB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.182 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523AB3
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 179)
HSL	hsl(252, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.14, 42.35, -60.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.14, 74.15, 304.83°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.0489 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.182 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.1270, 8.0739, 43.5058)
Luminance	0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.30

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523AB3 #9BB33A

analogous

#3A5FB3 #523AB3 #8F3AB3

triadic

#523AB3 #B3523A #3AB352

tetradic

#523AB3 #B33A5F #9BB33A #3AB38F

square

#523AB3 #B33A5F #9BB33A #3AB38F

split-complementary

#523AB3 #B38F3A #5FB33A

monochromatic

#281C57 #3D2B85 #523AB3 #745FCB #9D8DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#523AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#523AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523AB3

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523AB3	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.182 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c72cb',
    500: '#523ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ab3;
$custom-light: #8c72cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.901,
    "s": 51.055,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45044,
    "c": 0.18159,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523AB3

secondary

#B8C584

accent

#DB4DBF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523AB3

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

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