#523CAF#523CAF

#523CAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.174 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CAF
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 175)
HSL	hsl(251, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 65.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.23, 39.98, -58.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.23, 70.72, 304.43°)
OKLab	oklab(45.01% 0.0475 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(45.01% 0.174 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8311, 8.1200, 41.4403)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.00

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523CAF #99AF3C

analogous

#3C5FAF #523CAF #8B3CAF

triadic

#523CAF #AF523C #3CAF52

tetradic

#523CAF #AF3C5F #99AF3C #3CAF8B

square

#523CAF #AF3C5F #99AF3C #3CAF8B

split-complementary

#523CAF #AF8B3C #5FAF3C

monochromatic

#271D54 #3D2C81 #523CAF #7460C8 #9C8DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#523CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#523CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CAF

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CAF	1.00	8.00	2.62	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.174 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73c8',
    500: '#523caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523caf;
$custom-light: #8b73c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.478,
    "s": 48.936,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4501,
    "c": 0.17406,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CAF

secondary

#B7C384

accent

#D84FBE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CAF

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

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