#523BAE#523BAE

#523BAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.174 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BAE
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 174)
HSL	hsl(252, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 66.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.94, 40.26, -58.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.94, 70.78, 304.66°)
OKLab	oklab(44.77% 0.0486 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(44.77% 0.174 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6813, 7.9771, 40.9077)
Luminance	0.0798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.30

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BAE #97AE3B

analogous

#3B5DAE #523BAE #8B3BAE

triadic

#523BAE #AE523B #3BAE52

tetradic

#523BAE #AE3B5D #97AE3B #3BAE8B

square

#523BAE #AE3B5D #97AE3B #3BAE8B

split-complementary

#523BAE #AE8B3B #5DAE3B

monochromatic

#271C53 #3C2C80 #523BAE #735EC8 #9B8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#523BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#523BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BAE

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BAE	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.174 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72c7',
    500: '#523bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bae;
$custom-light: #8b72c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4477,
    "c": 0.17404,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BAE

secondary

#B6C282

accent

#D94FBD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BAE

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

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