#523BB0#523BB0

#523BB0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.177 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BB0
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 176)
HSL	hsl(252, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 66.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.10, 40.86, -59.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.10, 71.89, 304.64°)
OKLab	oklab(44.94% 0.0484 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(44.94% 0.177 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8778, 8.0557, 41.9422)
Luminance	0.0806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BB0 #99B03B

analogous

#3B5EB0 #523BB0 #8C3BB0

triadic

#523BB0 #B0523B #3BB052

tetradic

#523BB0 #B03B5E #99B03B #3BB08C

square

#523BB0 #B03B5E #99B03B #3BB08C

split-complementary

#523BB0 #B08C3B #5EB03B

monochromatic

#271C54 #3D2C82 #523BB0 #745FC9 #9C8DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#523BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#523BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BB0

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BB0	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C5870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.177 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72c8',
    500: '#523bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bb0;
$custom-light: #8b72c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.795,
    "s": 49.787,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44939,
    "c": 0.17658,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BB0

secondary

#B7C383

accent

#D94EBE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BB0

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

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