#523CB1#523CB1

#523CB1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.177 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CB1
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 177)
HSL	hsl(251, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 66.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.39, 40.59, -59.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.39, 71.83, 304.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.18% 0.0473 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(45.18% 0.177 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0290, 8.1992, 42.4825)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.89

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523CB1 #9BB13C

analogous

#3C61B1 #523CB1 #8D3CB1

triadic

#523CB1 #B1523C #3CB152

tetradic

#523CB1 #B13C61 #9BB13C #3CB18D

square

#523CB1 #B13C61 #9BB13C #3CB18D

split-complementary

#523CB1 #B18D3C #61B13C

monochromatic

#281D56 #3D2D83 #523CB1 #7461C9 #9D8FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#523CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#523CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CB1

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CB1	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B5971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.177 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73c9',
    500: '#523cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523cb1;
$custom-light: #8c73c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.282,
    "s": 49.367,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45178,
    "c": 0.17661,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CB1

secondary

#B8C485

accent

#D94FBF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CB1

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

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