#523BAF#523BAF

#523BAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.175 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BAF
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 175)
HSL	hsl(252, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 66.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.02, 40.56, -58.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.02, 71.34, 304.65°)
OKLab	oklab(44.86% 0.0485 -0.1685)
OKLCH	oklch(44.86% 0.175 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7792, 8.0162, 41.4231)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.23

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BAF #98AF3B

analogous

#3B5EAF #523BAF #8C3BAF

triadic

#523BAF #AF523B #3BAF52

tetradic

#523BAF #AF3B5E #98AF3B #3BAF8C

square

#523BAF #AF3B5E #98AF3B #3BAF8C

split-complementary

#523BAF #AF8C3B #5EAF3B

monochromatic

#271C53 #3D2C81 #523BAF #735EC9 #9B8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#523BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#523BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BAF

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BAF	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.175 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72c8',
    500: '#523baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523baf;
$custom-light: #8b72c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.897,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44855,
    "c": 0.17531,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BAF

secondary

#B6C383

accent

#D94FBE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BAF

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

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