#523BA3#523BA3

#523BA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.160 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BA3
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 163)
HSL	hsl(253, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 64%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 63.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.06, 36.92, -53.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.06, 64.63, 304.83°)
OKLab	oklab(43.86% 0.0498 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(43.86% 0.16 288.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.6526, 7.5656, 35.4896)
Luminance	0.0757 (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

#523BA3 #8CA33B

analogous

#3B58A3 #523BA3 #863BA3

triadic

#523BA3 #A3523B #3BA352

tetradic

#523BA3 #A33B58 #8CA33B #3BA386

square

#523BA3 #A33B58 #8CA33B #3BA386

split-complementary

#523BA3 #A3863B #58A33B

monochromatic

#251A49 #3B2B76 #523BA3 #7058C3 #9785D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#523BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#523BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BA3

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BA3	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#365469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.160 288.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a72bf',
    500: '#523ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ba3;
$custom-light: #8a72bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.269,
    "s": 46.847,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43863,
    "c": 0.15987,
    "h": 288.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BA3

secondary

#AFBD7D

accent

#D651B9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BA3

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →