#523B60#523B60

#523B60 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.067 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523B60
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 96)
HSL	hsl(277, 24%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(277, 39%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 38.5%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.82, 17.95, -18.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.82, 25.48, 314.78°)
OKLab	oklab(39.35% 0.0449 -0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(39.35% 0.067 312)
XYZ	xyz(7.1546, 5.7664, 11.8002)
Luminance	0.0577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523B60 #49603B

analogous

#3F3B60 #523B60 #603B5B

triadic

#523B60 #60523B #3B6052

tetradic

#523B60 #603F3B #49603B #3B5B60

square

#523B60 #603F3B #49603B #3B5B60

split-complementary

#523B60 #5B603B #3B603F

monochromatic

#110C14 #32243A #523B60 #725286 #916FA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.75

#523B60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#523B60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523B60

9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523B60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523B60	1.00	9.75	2.15	9.75
#FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#344361

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A445F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523b60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.067 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83718d',
    500: '#523b60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523b60;
$custom-light: #83718d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523b60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.297,
    "s": 23.871,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3935,
    "c": 0.06703,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.05766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523B60

secondary

#769067

accent

#C06789

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFECF0

border

#CAC7CB

text

#0A070C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #523B60

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

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