#523C8D#523C8D
#523C8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.129 H 292.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #523C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 60, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 40%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 57%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.8%, 57.4%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.69, 29.71, -41.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.69, 51.35, 305.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.35% 0.0494 -0.1191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.35% 0.129 292.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9020, 6.9484, 26.0136) |
| Luminance | 0.0695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.28
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.83
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.21
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.83
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.79
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#523C8D #778D3C
analogous
#3C4F8D #523C8D #7B3C8D
triadic
#523C8D #8D523C #3C8D52
tetradic
#523C8D #8D3C4F #778D3C #3C8D7B
square
#523C8D #8D3C4F #778D3C #3C8D7B
split-complementary
#523C8D #8D7B3C #4F8D3C
monochromatic
#201737 #392A62 #523C8D #6C51B5 #917CC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.79
#523C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#523C8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #523C8D
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##523C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##523C8D | 1.00 | 8.79 | 2.39 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#124C90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#18498B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#424D5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #523c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.129 292.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8772af',
500: '#523c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #523c8d; $custom-light: #8772af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#523c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 60,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.296,
"s": 40.299,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4235,
"c": 0.12893,
"h": 292.5
},
"luminance": 0.06949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#523C8D
secondary
#A0B174
accent
#D058AF
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0ECF4
border
#CBC7CE
text
#0C0810
muted
#7D7B7F