#523BD1#523BD1

#523BD1 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.217 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BD1
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 209)
HSL	hsl(249, 62%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 71.8%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.97, 50.86, -73.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.97, 89.62, 304.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.88% 0.0428 -0.2127)
OKLCH	oklch(47.88% 0.217 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.5486, 9.5240, 61.2755)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 0.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BD1 #BAD13B

analogous

#3B6FD1 #523BD1 #9D3BD1

triadic

#523BD1 #D1523B #3BD152

tetradic

#523BD1 #D13B6F #BAD13B #3BD19D

square

#523BD1 #D13B6F #BAD13B #3BD19D

split-complementary

#523BD1 #D19D3B #6FD13B

monochromatic

#2A1C76 #3B27A7 #523BD1 #7E6DDD #AA9EE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#523BD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#523BD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BD1

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BD1	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.217 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174e0',
    500: '#523bd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bd1;
$custom-light: #9174e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.2,
    "s": 61.983,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47881,
    "c": 0.21701,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BD1

secondary

#CAD493

accent

#E543CC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BD1

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

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