#523BB3#523BB3

#523BB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.180 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BB3
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 179)
HSL	hsl(252, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(252, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 67%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, 41.78, -60.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 73.54, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.048 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.18 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1779, 8.1757, 43.5228)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.06

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BB3 #9CB33B

analogous

#3B60B3 #523BB3 #8E3BB3

triadic

#523BB3 #B3523B #3BB352

tetradic

#523BB3 #B33B60 #9CB33B #3BB38E

square

#523BB3 #B33B60 #9CB33B #3BB38E

split-complementary

#523BB3 #B38E3B #60B33B

monochromatic

#281D57 #3D2C85 #523BB3 #7560CB #9D8EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#523BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#523BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BB3

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BB3	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.180 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73cb',
    500: '#523bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bb3;
$custom-light: #8c73cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.5,
    "s": 50.42,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45195,
    "c": 0.18038,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BB3

secondary

#B9C585

accent

#DA4EBF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BB3

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

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