#523CB2#523CB2

#523CB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.178 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CB2
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 178)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.9%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.48, 40.89, -59.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.48, 72.38, 304.40°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% 0.0472 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.178 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1290, 8.2392, 43.0094)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.84

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523CB2 #9CB23C

analogous

#3C61B2 #523CB2 #8D3CB2

triadic

#523CB2 #B2523C #3CB252

tetradic

#523CB2 #B23C61 #9CB23C #3CB28D

square

#523CB2 #B23C61 #9CB23C #3CB28D

split-complementary

#523CB2 #B28D3C #61B23C

monochromatic

#281D56 #3D2D84 #523CB2 #7561CA #9D8FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#523CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#523CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CB2

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CB2	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.178 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73ca',
    500: '#523cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523cb2;
$custom-light: #8c73ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.186,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45263,
    "c": 0.17788,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CB2

secondary

#B9C486

accent

#D94FBF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CB2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →