#523BD0#523BD0

#523BD0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.216 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BD0
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 208)
HSL	hsl(249, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(249, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 50.56, -73.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 89.09, 304.57°)
OKLab	oklab(47.79% 0.043 -0.2115)
OKLCH	oklch(47.79% 0.216 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.4252, 9.4747, 60.6255)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.83

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BD0 #B9D03B

analogous

#3B6ED0 #523BD0 #9D3BD0

triadic

#523BD0 #D0523B #3BD052

tetradic

#523BD0 #D03B6E #B9D03B #3BD09D

square

#523BD0 #D03B6E #B9D03B #3BD09D

split-complementary

#523BD0 #D09D3B #6ED03B

monochromatic

#2A1C75 #3B28A6 #523BD0 #7E6CDC #A99EE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#523BD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#523BD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BD0

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BD0	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.216 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174e0',
    500: '#523bd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bd0;
$custom-light: #9174e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.262,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47788,
    "c": 0.21583,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BD0

secondary

#CAD493

accent

#E443CC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BD0

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

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