#523BB9#523BB9

#523BB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.188 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BB9
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 68.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.85, 43.60, -63.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.85, 76.82, 304.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% 0.0471 -0.1819)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.188 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7979, 8.4237, 46.7884)
Luminance	0.0843 (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

#523BB9 #A2B93B

analogous

#3B63B9 #523BB9 #913BB9

triadic

#523BB9 #B9523B #3BB952

tetradic

#523BB9 #B93B63 #A2B93B #3BB991

square

#523BB9 #B93B63 #A2B93B #3BB991

split-complementary

#523BB9 #B9913B #63B93B

monochromatic

#291D5C #3D2C8B #523BB9 #7764CD #A092DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#523BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#523BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BB9

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BB9	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.188 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73cf',
    500: '#523bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bb9;
$custom-light: #8d73cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.952,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45714,
    "c": 0.18788,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BB9

secondary

#BCC788

accent

#DB4DC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BB9

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

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