#523CAB#523CAB

#523CAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.169 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CAB
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 171)
HSL	hsl(252, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 64.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.91, 38.76, -56.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.91, 68.49, 304.46°)
OKLab	oklab(44.68% 0.048 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(44.68% 0.169 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4440, 7.9652, 39.4019)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.34

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523CAB #95AB3C

analogous

#3C5DAB #523CAB #893CAB

triadic

#523CAB #AB523C #3CAB52

tetradic

#523CAB #AB3C5D #95AB3C #3CAB89

square

#523CAB #AB3C5D #95AB3C #3CAB89

split-complementary

#523CAB #AB893C #5DAB3C

monochromatic

#271C50 #3C2C7E #523CAB #735EC6 #9A8BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#523CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#523CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CAB

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CAB	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#30576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.169 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73c5',
    500: '#523cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523cab;
$custom-light: #8b73c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.892,
    "s": 48.052,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44677,
    "c": 0.16892,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CAB

secondary

#B4C182

accent

#D850BD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CAB

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

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