#523BB5#523BB5

#523BB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.183 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BB5
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 181)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.51, 42.38, -61.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.51, 74.64, 304.60°)
OKLab	oklab(45.37% 0.0477 -0.1766)
OKLCH	oklch(45.37% 0.183 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3816, 8.2572, 44.5958)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.03

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BB5 #9EB53B

analogous

#3B61B5 #523BB5 #8F3BB5

triadic

#523BB5 #B5523B #3BB552

tetradic

#523BB5 #B53B61 #9EB53B #3BB58F

square

#523BB5 #B53B61 #9EB53B #3BB58F

split-complementary

#523BB5 #B58F3B #61B53B

monochromatic

#281D59 #3D2C87 #523BB5 #7662CC #9E90DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#523BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#523BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BB5

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BB5	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.183 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73cc',
    500: '#523bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bb5;
$custom-light: #8c73cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.311,
    "s": 50.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45367,
    "c": 0.18289,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BB5

secondary

#BAC686

accent

#DA4DC0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BB5

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

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