#523CB0#523CB0

#523CB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.175 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CB0
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 176)
HSL	hsl(251, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 65.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, 40.28, -58.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 71.27, 304.42°)
OKLab	oklab(45.09% 0.0474 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(45.09% 0.175 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9297, 8.1595, 41.9595)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.94

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523CB0 #9AB03C

analogous

#3C60B0 #523CB0 #8C3CB0

triadic

#523CB0 #B0523C #3CB052

tetradic

#523CB0 #B03C60 #9AB03C #3CB08C

square

#523CB0 #B03C60 #9AB03C #3CB08C

split-complementary

#523CB0 #B08C3C #60B03C

monochromatic

#271D55 #3D2C82 #523CB0 #7460C9 #9C8ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#523CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#523CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CB0

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CB0	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C5971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.175 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73c8',
    500: '#523cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523cb0;
$custom-light: #8b73c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.379,
    "s": 49.153,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45094,
    "c": 0.17533,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CB0

secondary

#B7C385

accent

#D94FBF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CB0

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

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