#523C58#523C58

#523C58 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.054 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523C58
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 88)
HSL	hsl(287, 19%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(287, 32%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 31.8%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.72, 15.38, -13.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.72, 20.17, 319.67°)
OKLab	oklab(39.16% 0.0408 -0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(39.16% 0.054 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.8567, 5.7303, 9.9755)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523C58 #42583C

analogous

#443C58 #523C58 #583C50

triadic

#523C58 #58523C #3C5852

tetradic

#523C58 #58443C #42583C #3C5058

square

#523C58 #58443C #42583C #3C5058

split-complementary

#523C58 #50583C #3C5844

monochromatic

#110C12 #302334 #523C58 #74557C #94719E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#523C58 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#523C58 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523C58

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523C58	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523C58	1.00	9.79	2.15	9.79
#FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#394259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E4457

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#523F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523c58;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.054 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837287',
    500: '#523c58',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523c58;
$custom-light: #837287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523c58",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.143,
    "s": 18.919,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39159,
    "c": 0.05408,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523C58

secondary

#6F8868

accent

#BC6C7D

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFECEF

border

#CAC7CA

text

#0A080B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #523C58

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

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