#523C8F#523C8F

#523C8F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.132 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523C8F
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 143)
HSL	hsl(256, 41%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(256, 58%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.7%, 58%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.83, 30.31, -42.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.83, 52.51, 305.25°)
OKLab	oklab(42.5% 0.0495 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(42.5% 0.132 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0521, 7.0084, 26.8044)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523C8F #798F3C

analogous

#3C4F8F #523C8F #7C3C8F

triadic

#523C8F #8F523C #3C8F52

tetradic

#523C8F #8F3C4F #798F3C #3C8F7C

square

#523C8F #8F3C4F #798F3C #3C8F7C

split-complementary

#523C8F #8F7C3C #4F8F3C

monochromatic

#211839 #392A64 #523C8F #6C52B6 #917DC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#523C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#523C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523C8F

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523C8F	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D4C92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15498D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414E5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.132 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8772b0',
    500: '#523c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523c8f;
$custom-light: #8772b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.904,
    "s": 40.887,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42495,
    "c": 0.13167,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523C8F

secondary

#A2B275

accent

#D157B0

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF5

border

#CBC7CF

text

#0C0810

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #523C8F

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

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