#523B95#523B95
#523B95 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.141 H 291.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #523B95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 59, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 43%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 60%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45%, 60.4%, 0%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.01, 32.70, -46.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.01, 56.65, 305.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.77% 0.0506 -0.1319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.77% 0.141 291) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4669, 7.0913, 29.2452) |
| Luminance | 0.0709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.80
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.47
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.75
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.49
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 7.42
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#523B95 #7E953B
analogous
#3B5195 #523B95 #7F3B95
triadic
#523B95 #95523B #3B9552
tetradic
#523B95 #953B51 #7E953B #3B957F
square
#523B95 #953B51 #7E953B #3B957F
split-complementary
#523B95 #957F3B #51953B
monochromatic
#22183D #3A2A69 #523B95 #6D53BB #927ECC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.68
#523B95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#523B95 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #523B95
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##523B95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##523B95 | 1.00 | 8.68 | 2.42 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004993
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3E4F62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #523b95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.141 291.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8872b5',
500: '#523b95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #523b95; $custom-light: #8872b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#523b95",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 59,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.333,
"s": 43.269,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42768,
"c": 0.14132,
"h": 291
},
"luminance": 0.07092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#523B95
secondary
#A5B676
accent
#D355B3
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0811
muted
#7D7B80