#523BD4#523BD4

#523BD4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.221 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BD4
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 212)
HSL	hsl(249, 64%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(249, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 72.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.25, 51.76, -75.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.25, 91.18, 304.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.0422 -0.2165)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.221 281)
XYZ	xyz(16.9236, 9.6740, 63.2500)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.23

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BD4 #BDD43B

analogous

#3B70D4 #523BD4 #9F3BD4

triadic

#523BD4 #D4523B #3BD452

tetradic

#523BD4 #D43B70 #BDD43B #3BD49F

square

#523BD4 #D43B70 #BDD43B #3BD49F

split-complementary

#523BD4 #D49F3B #70D43B

monochromatic

#291B7A #3A26AC #523BD4 #7E6DDF #AB9FEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#523BD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#523BD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BD4

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BD4	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bd4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.221 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9174e2',
    500: '#523bd4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bd4;
$custom-light: #9174e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bd4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.02,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48161,
    "c": 0.22056,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.09675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BD4

secondary

#CCD694

accent

#E741CE

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BD4

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

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