#523BB1#523BB1

#523BB1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.178 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BB1
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 177)
HSL	hsl(252, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.18, 41.17, -59.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.18, 72.44, 304.63°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.0482 -0.1712)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.178 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9771, 8.0954, 42.4652)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.13

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BB1 #9AB13B

analogous

#3B5FB1 #523BB1 #8D3BB1

triadic

#523BB1 #B1523B #3BB152

tetradic

#523BB1 #B13B5F #9AB13B #3BB18D

square

#523BB1 #B13B5F #9AB13B #3BB18D

split-complementary

#523BB1 #B18D3B #5FB13B

monochromatic

#271C55 #3D2C83 #523BB1 #745FCA #9C8DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#523BB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#523BB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BB1

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BB1	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B5971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.178 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c72c9',
    500: '#523bb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bb1;
$custom-light: #8c72c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.695,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45024,
    "c": 0.17785,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BB1

secondary

#B7C484

accent

#DA4EBE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BB1

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

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