#523B8A#523B8A
#523B8A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.126 H 293.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #523B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 59, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 40%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 57%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 57.2%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.25, 29.45, -40.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.25, 50.27, 305.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.96% 0.0507 -0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.96% 0.126 293.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6299, 6.7565, 24.8366) |
| Luminance | 0.0676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.52
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.32
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.23
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.43
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 8.03
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 9.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#523B8A #738A3B
analogous
#3B4B8A #523B8A #793B8A
triadic
#523B8A #8A523B #3B8A52
tetradic
#523B8A #8A3B4B #738A3B #3B8A79
square
#523B8A #8A3B4B #738A3B #3B8A79
split-complementary
#523B8A #8A793B #4B8A3B
monochromatic
#1F1634 #39295F #523B8A #6C4FB4 #9079C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.93
#523B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#523B8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #523B8A
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##523B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##523B8A | 1.00 | 8.93 | 2.35 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#144A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1B4888
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#444C5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #523b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.126 293.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8672ad',
500: '#523b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #523b8a; $custom-light: #8672ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#523b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 59,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.468,
"s": 40.102,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41957,
"c": 0.12634,
"h": 293.7
},
"luminance": 0.06757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#523B8A
secondary
#9DAF71
accent
#D058AD
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0ECF4
border
#CBC7CE
text
#0B0810
muted
#7C7B7F