#523BAC#523BAC

#523BAC is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.171 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BAC
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 172)
HSL	hsl(252, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 65.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.77, 39.65, -57.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.77, 69.67, 304.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% 0.0489 -0.1644)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.171 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.4878, 7.8997, 39.8885)
Luminance	0.0790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.45

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BAC #95AC3B

analogous

#3B5DAC #523BAC #8A3BAC

triadic

#523BAC #AC523B #3BAC52

tetradic

#523BAC #AC3B5D #95AC3B #3BAC8A

square

#523BAC #AC3B5D #95AC3B #3BAC8A

split-complementary

#523BAC #AC8A3B #5DAC3B

monochromatic

#271C51 #3C2B7E #523BAC #735DC7 #9A8AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.14

#523BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#523BAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BAC

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BAC	1.00	8.14	2.58	8.14
#FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.171 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72c6',
    500: '#523bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bac;
$custom-light: #8b72c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.212,
    "s": 48.918,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44603,
    "c": 0.17149,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BAC

secondary

#B4C181

accent

#D84FBD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BAC

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

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