#523BB6#523BB6

#523BB6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.184 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BB6
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 182)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 67.6%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, 42.69, -61.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 75.19, 304.59°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% 0.0476 -0.1779)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.184 285)
XYZ	xyz(13.4846, 8.2984, 45.1381)
Luminance	0.0830 (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

#523BB6 #9FB63B

analogous

#3B61B6 #523BB6 #903BB6

triadic

#523BB6 #B6523B #3BB652

tetradic

#523BB6 #B63B61 #9FB63B #3BB690

square

#523BB6 #B63B61 #9FB63B #3BB690

split-complementary

#523BB6 #B6903B #61B63B

monochromatic

#281D5A #3D2C88 #523BB6 #7662CC #9E90DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#523BB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#523BB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BB6

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BB6	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#265A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.184 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73cd',
    500: '#523bb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bb6;
$custom-light: #8c73cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.22,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45453,
    "c": 0.18415,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.08299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BB6

secondary

#BAC687

accent

#DB4DC0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BB6

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

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