#523BA2#523BA2

#523BA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.159 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BA2
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 162)
HSL	hsl(253, 47%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(253, 64%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 63.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.98, 36.61, -52.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.98, 64.07, 304.85°)
OKLab	oklab(43.78% 0.0499 -0.1505)
OKLCH	oklch(43.78% 0.159 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.5633, 7.5299, 35.0196)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BA2 #8BA23B

analogous

#3B57A2 #523BA2 #853BA2

triadic

#523BA2 #A2523B #3BA252

tetradic

#523BA2 #A23B57 #8BA23B #3BA285

square

#523BA2 #A23B57 #8BA23B #3BA285

split-complementary

#523BA2 #A2853B #57A23B

monochromatic

#251A48 #3B2B75 #523BA2 #7058C2 #9685D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#523BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#523BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BA2

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BA2	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#375369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.159 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8972be',
    500: '#523ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ba2;
$custom-light: #8972be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.398,
    "s": 46.606,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43783,
    "c": 0.15857,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BA2

secondary

#AEBD7C

accent

#D652B9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BA2

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

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