#523BCB#523BCB

#523BCB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.210 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BCB
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 203)
HSL	hsl(250, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 70.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.43, 49.05, -71.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.43, 86.47, 304.56°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% 0.044 -0.2052)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.21 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8198, 9.2325, 57.4367)
Luminance	0.0923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.64

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BCB #B4CB3B

analogous

#3B6CCB #523BCB #9A3BCB

triadic

#523BCB #CB523B #3BCB52

tetradic

#523BCB #CB3B6C #B4CB3B #3BCB9A

square

#523BCB #CB3B6C #B4CB3B #3BCB9A

split-complementary

#523BCB #CB9A3B #6CCB3B

monochromatic

#2A1D6E #3D2A9F #523BCB #7D6BD8 #A79CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#523BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#523BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BCB

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BCB	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.210 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9073dc',
    500: '#523bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bcb;
$custom-light: #9073dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.583,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47326,
    "c": 0.20986,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BCB

secondary

#C7D191

accent

#E147C9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BCB

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

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