#523BB8#523BB8

#523BB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.187 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BB8
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 184)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 43.30, -62.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 76.28, 304.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% 0.0473 -0.1806)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.187 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.6927, 8.3817, 46.2344)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BB8 #A1B83B

analogous

#3B63B8 #523BB8 #903BB8

triadic

#523BB8 #B8523B #3BB852

tetradic

#523BB8 #B83B63 #A1B83B #3BB890

square

#523BB8 #B83B63 #A1B83B #3BB890

split-complementary

#523BB8 #B8903B #63B83B

monochromatic

#291D5B #3D2C8A #523BB8 #7763CD #9F92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#523BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#523BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BB8

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BB8	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.187 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73ce',
    500: '#523bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bb8;
$custom-light: #8d73ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.04,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45626,
    "c": 0.18664,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BB8

secondary

#BBC788

accent

#DB4DC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BB8

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

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