#523BB4#523BB4

#523BB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.182 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BB4
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 180)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 67.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.43, 42.08, -60.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.43, 74.09, 304.61°)
OKLab	oklab(45.28% 0.0478 -0.1752)
OKLCH	oklch(45.28% 0.182 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.2794, 8.2163, 44.0573)
Luminance	0.0822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.04

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BB4 #9DB43B

analogous

#3B61B4 #523BB4 #8F3BB4

triadic

#523BB4 #B4523B #3BB452

tetradic

#523BB4 #B43B61 #9DB43B #3BB48F

square

#523BB4 #B43B61 #9DB43B #3BB48F

split-complementary

#523BB4 #B48F3B #61B43B

monochromatic

#281D58 #3D2C86 #523BB4 #7561CB #9D8FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#523BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#523BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BB4

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BB4	1.00	7.94	2.64	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.182 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73cb',
    500: '#523bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bb4;
$custom-light: #8c73cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.405,
    "s": 50.628,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45281,
    "c": 0.18163,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BB4

secondary

#B9C586

accent

#DA4EBF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BB4

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

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