#523CAE#523CAE

#523CAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.173 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CAE
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 174)
HSL	hsl(252, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 65.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.15, 39.67, -57.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.15, 70.16, 304.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.93% 0.0476 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(44.93% 0.173 286)
XYZ	xyz(12.7332, 8.0809, 40.9250)
Luminance	0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.07

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523CAE #98AE3C

analogous

#3C5FAE #523CAE #8B3CAE

triadic

#523CAE #AE523C #3CAE52

tetradic

#523CAE #AE3C5F #98AE3C #3CAE8B

square

#523CAE #AE3C5F #98AE3C #3CAE8B

split-complementary

#523CAE #AE8B3C #5FAE3C

monochromatic

#271D53 #3D2C80 #523CAE #735FC8 #9B8DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#523CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#523CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CAE

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CAE	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.173 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73c7',
    500: '#523cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523cae;
$custom-light: #8b73c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.579,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44926,
    "c": 0.17278,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.08082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CAE

secondary

#B6C283

accent

#D850BE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CAE

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

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