#523BD6#523BD6

#523BD6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.223 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523BD6
RGB	rgb(82, 59, 214)
HSL	hsl(249, 65%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(249, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 52.36, -75.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 92.22, 304.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.35% 0.0418 -0.219)
OKLCH	oklch(48.35% 0.223 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.1774, 9.7755, 64.5870)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.45

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523BD6 #BFD63B

analogous

#3B71D6 #523BD6 #9F3BD6

triadic

#523BD6 #D6523B #3BD652

tetradic

#523BD6 #D63B71 #BFD63B #3BD69F

square

#523BD6 #D63B71 #BFD63B #3BD69F

split-complementary

#523BD6 #D69F3B #71D63B

monochromatic

#291A7D #3925AF #523BD6 #7F6EE1 #ABA0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#523BD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#523BD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523BD6

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523BD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523BD6	1.00	7.11	2.96	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523bd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 59, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.223 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9274e4',
    500: '#523bd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523bd6;
$custom-light: #9274e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523bd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.903,
    "s": 65.401,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48349,
    "c": 0.22292,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523BD6

secondary

#CED895

accent

#E83FCF

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #523BD6

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

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